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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 27, how tall are the buildings Kya sees when she is with Chase?
2. In Chapter 44, what book does Kya look at that her attorney gave her?
3. In Chapter 23, what does Chase use to play music?
4. In Chapter 24, where does Chase take Kya?
5. In Chapter 23, what is Kya wearing at the beginning of the chapter?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 41, why does Kya decide not to tell anyone that Chase attacked her?
2. In Chapter 27, what is the motel room like that Chase takes Kya to in Asheville?
3. In Chapter 46, what feelings does Kya have about meeting her editor, Robert Foster?
4. In Chapter 26, what is Tate doing when Kya sees him?
5. In Chapter 32, who is willing to give Kya an alibi and why?
6. In Chapter 49, how does the defense attorney try to say that Kya might have killed Chase, when she was supposed to have been in Greenville at the time?
7. In Chapter 33, what news does Jodie tell Kya and what does he bring her?
8. In Chapter 37, how does Kya get the lawyer who represents her at the trial?
9. In Chapter 48, how does Kya make her trip to Greenville and what does she take with her?
10. In Chapters 28, what does Hal Miller, a shrimper, tell the sheriff and his deputy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Kya is acquitted of Chase’s death at a trial. Why was Kya very afraid of Chase and what he might do to her? How does Tate learn that Kya did kill Chase? Did Kya kill Chase in self-defense? How does the author imply that Kya was morally justified in killing Chase?
Essay Topic 2
Kya is left to survive on her own when she is ten. How has Kya been taking care of herself since her mother left? How does her father’s abandonment cause challenges for Kya’s survival? What is learned about self-sufficiency through the ways that Kya finds to take care of herself when she is left alone?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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