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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. According to Daisy in Chapter Twenty-Four, why did she leave Boston?

2. According to Officer McNulty in Chapter Eighteen, where was Vance Puckett the night of Brooke's disappearance?

3. What was the reason Sarah was killed, as revealed to the reader in Chapter Thirty-Eight?

4. What object is found by Brooke's body, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Three?

5. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Ezra suggest Mia do in order to get information out of her sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Ellery come to suspect in Chapter Thirty? What makes her believe this?

2. According to Ellery and Malcolm in Chapter Thirty-Four, who is guilty of the hit-and-run? How do they know this?

3. What happens when Mia confronts Daisy in Chapter Twenty-Four? What do they learn?

4. Where does Ellery walk in Chapter Thirty? Whom does she encounter there?

5. What do Ellery and Malcolm observe Katrin doing at the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven?

6. What information does Ellery learn about Brooke from the news report in Chapter Thirty-Two?

7. What happens when Malcolm attempts to join Peter's search party in Chapter Twenty-Three? How does Malcolm feel?

8. What does Nana tell Ellery about the broken figurine in Chapter Nineteen? What does Ellery think about the figurine?

9. What happens when the group follows Daisy in Chapter Twenty?

10. What happens to Malcolm in Chapter Thirty-One? Who saves him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Appearances in the story can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Although Sarah and Lacey are not literally present in the story, they both play an important role. Discuss the role Sarah and Lacey play regarding the story’s plot and themes.

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