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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 threatens Ellery and Malcolm with a gun in Chapter Thirty-Four?
2. What is the title of the article that just appeared in the Burlington Free Press in Chapter Twenty-Three?
3. Which of Brooke's possessions did her killer keep as a trophy, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Seven?
4. Who rescues Ellery and Malcolm, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Six?
5. According to Officer McNulty in Chapter Eighteen, where was Vance Puckett the night of Brooke's disappearance?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ellery gain access to the office in Chapter Twenty-Five? What does she do there?
2. What new evidence does Daisy introduce in Chapter Twenty-Four? Where is it now?
3. What does Sadie tell Ellery about the night Sarah disappeared in Chapter Twenty-Two?
4. According to Officer Rodriguez in Chapter Thirty, who inspired him to become a police officer?
5. Who was the vandal, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Six? What was the vandal's motive?
6. What is important about the invoice discovered in Chapter Twenty-Six?
7. Why does Officer Rodriguez go to Declan's apartment in Chapter Thirty-Three? What does Malcolm learn?
8. What information does Ellery learn about Brooke from the news report in Chapter Thirty-Two?
9. What happens when Ellery and Malcolm arrive at the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven? How do they gain entry?
10. What do Ellery and Malcolm observe Katrin doing at the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How would you classify the novel? Is it a young adult novel, a coming-of-age story, a thriller, or a mystery? Argue for one genre over the others using the novel’s characters, plot, and themes to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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