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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. At the end of Chapter 22, how long had Tate been gone when he returned to see Kya, but left without speaking?

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 20, what does Kya have for lunch?

5. In Chapter 3, how old are Benji Mason and Steve Long when they find Chase's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what signs do the sheriff and his deputy find, and why are they not useful?

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

3. In Chapter 12, how do Jumpin' and his wife Mabel help Kya?

4. In Chapter 14, what is learned from a lab report?

5. In Chapter 20, what does Kya observe about fireflies?

6. In Chapter 1, what does Kya see when she runs to the porch after hearing the screen door slap?

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

8. In Chapter 9, who is Jumpin' and what does he look like?

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

10. In Chapter 5, why might people want to kill Chase?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kya’s mother leaves when Kya is six. What conflicting emotions does Kya have regarding her mother? How does Kya’s relationship with Chase, help Kya begin to understand her mother? How does she learn to empathize with her mother?

Essay Topic 2

Kya is pleased when Jodie returns. How had Kya been haunted by being deserted by family members? How does Jodie’s visit bring healing to Kya? How can family connections bring healing?

Essay Topic 3

In a novel, the protagonist is usually the main character and the antagonist is the character who causes the protagonist the most problems in the story. Who is the protagonist in the novel and why? Who is the main antagonist and why? How are interactions between these two characters responsible for conflict in the novel? How does the protagonist handle the conflicts caused by the protagonist?

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