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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Declan's alibi for the night of Brooke's disappearance, as explained in Chapter Thirty-Three?
2. According to Officer McNulty in Chapter Eighteen, where was Vance Puckett the night of Brooke's disappearance?
3. Who surprises Malcolm by knocking at the door in Chapter Thirty-Three?
4. What do Ellery and Malcolm observe Katrin doing after she leaves the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
5. What news does Nana tell Ellery in Chapter Thirty?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Malcolm in Chapter Thirty-One? Who saves him?
2. What do Ellery and Malcolm observe Katrin doing at the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
3. Whom does Ellery come to suspect in Chapter Thirty? What makes her believe this?
4. Where does Ellery walk in Chapter Thirty? Whom does she encounter there?
5. What object was kept by her killer as a trophy, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Seven? Who discovered the trophy?
6. What shocks Ellery about the article published in Chapter Twenty-One?
7. What happens when Malcolm attempts to join Peter's search party in Chapter Twenty-Three? How does Malcolm feel?
8. What strange occurrence does Katrin report to Officer McNulty in Chapter Eighteen? How does Malcolm respond to her claim?
9. What new evidence does Daisy introduce in Chapter Twenty-Four? Where is it now?
10. What information does Ellery get from Vance in Chapter Twenty-Two? How does she get him to give her this information?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A red herring is a clue that is intended to mislead the reader. Choose three of the novel’s “red herrings” and discuss how they mislead both the protagonist and the reader.
Essay Topic 2
Ellery experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does she change and in what ways does she remain the same? By the novel’s end, is she better for these changes? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Who was behind the murders in Echo Ridge? Who was behind the vandalism? What were the motives for these crimes? How do these crimes (and their perpetrators) say about the idea of crime and punishment?
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