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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. In Chapter 19, what does Chase's mother say is a clue?

2. In Chapter 17, what year does Jumpin' tell Kya that men are poking around asking about her?

3. What is seen that leads someone to Chase's body in the Prologue?

4. In Chapter 17, what color are the leaves that Tate and Kya try to catch?

5. When do the events in the Prologue take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how does Kya make money when her father disappears?

2. In Chapter 6, how does Kya get back to her place when she takes out the boat and gets lost?

3. In Chapter 16, how did Jake and Maria meet and marry?

4. In Chapter 19, what do some guys tells the sheriff and his deputy that might help solve Chase's murder?

5. In Chapter 18, why does Tate leave earlier than he planned for college?

6. In Chapter 8, what information do the sheriff and his deputy learn from the first of the lab reports from Chase's body?

7. In Chapter 21, how does Kya feel as the years pass without Tate?

8. In Chapter 2, what advice does Jodie give Kya before he leaves?

9. In Chapter 15, who does Kya discover has been leaving her gifts, and what does the gift giver decide to do when they meet?

10. In Chapter 2, how does Kya spend her birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the trial suspense is used to keep readers wondering if Kya is guilty or innocent. How does the author use suspense to create a sense of uncertainty and anxiety during the trial? How are emotions affected by way that the author uses suspense? How is suspense used to create anticipation?

Essay Topic 2

On Page 241, Kya makes a comment that “parenthood is a thinner line than one might think.” What is Kya observing when she makes that comment? Why is the line of parenthood thin among gulls? How is parenthood a thin line among humans? What does Kya mean when she says that “parenthood is a thinner line than one might think”?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 30, is in a dangerous situation, but that is not what causes her to be afraid. Why does Kya go out into the rough water and tides? How dangerous is her situation when a storm comes up? Why does she not fear the physical elements? What does she fear and why?

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