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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 5, who drives the ambulance that collects Chase's body?

2. In Chapter 8, who does Mr. Lane think murdered Chase?

3. In Chapter 20, what does Kya have for lunch?

4. In Chapter 19, how long do some guys tell Deputy Purdue that Chase had been going to the marsh a lot alone?

5. In Chapter 15, what color fingernail polish does Kya remember her mother using to paint the nails and toenails of Kya and her sisters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 18, what does Tate bring for Kya's birthday?

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

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

8. In Chapter 4, what happens when Kya does not go back to school?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The majority of the scenes in the novel take place in a marsh in North Carolina. How does the author present the setting? What feelings or attitudes does the setting evoke for characters and readers? What role does the setting play in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Kya’s father abandons her when she is ten. How would you describe the relationship that Kya had with her father before other family members left? How does Kya learn to live with her father? What longings does her relationship with her father fulfill for Kya? How is she affected when she realizes that he is gone for good?

Essay Topic 3

All her life Kya experiences prejudice. What prejudice does Kya endure? How does the prejudice affect her life? How and why does the trial increase and then lessen the prejudice that people feel toward Kya?

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