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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. Who surprises Malcolm by knocking at the door in Chapter Thirty-Three?
2. What news does Nana tell Ellery in Chapter Thirty?
3. Who was initially behind the vandalism, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Six?
4. In Chapter Twenty-One, Ellery wonders if which three people could have formed a love triangle?
5. What do Ellery and Malcolm observe Katrin doing after she leaves the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Ellery and Malcolm in Chapter Thirty-Four, who is guilty of the hit-and-run? How do they know this?
2. What does Malcolm observe Katrin doing in Chapter Twenty-Nine? What does he do with the information?
3. What happens to Malcolm in Chapter Thirty-One? Who saves him?
4. What happens when the group follows Daisy in Chapter Twenty?
5. What does Sadie tell Ellery about the night Sarah disappeared in Chapter Twenty-Two?
6. How does Ellery gain access to the office in Chapter Twenty-Five? What does she do there?
7. What new evidence does Daisy introduce in Chapter Twenty-Four? Where is it now?
8. What does Nana tell Ellery about the broken figurine in Chapter Nineteen? What does Ellery think about the figurine?
9. What do Ellery and Malcolm observe Katrin doing at the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
10. What strange occurrence does Katrin report to Officer McNulty in Chapter Eighteen? How does Malcolm respond to her claim?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ellery identifies several suspects over the course of the novel. Choose three individuals she suspected who were eventually proven innocent. How does each illustrate the theme of suspicion?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Two Can Keep a Secret. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
William Faulkner once wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Explain how the novel illustrates the idea that the past is never truly behind us.
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