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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 28, who is said to be crazy enough to have pushed Chase off the fire tower?
2. In Chapter 35, what is the subject of the poem that Kya recites?
3. In Chapter 38, who wonders if she can stay on the jury panel because she knew Kya?
4. In Chapter 46, why does Kya go to Jumpin's?
5. In Chapter 24, where does Chase take Kya?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 26, what is Tate doing when Kya sees him?
2. 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?
3. In Chapter 47, what possible explanation does Kya's lawyer give for there being no footprints around Chase's body?
4. In Chapter 27, what is the motel room like that Chase takes Kya to in Asheville?
5. In Chapter 24, what does Kya see from the fire tower, and what does she think of the view?
6. In Chapter 25, what does Patti Love say was missing from her son's effects, and where does she say the item came from?
7. In Chapter 39, what happens when Chase comes looking for Kya?
8. In Chapter 42, what is the county jail like?
9. In Chapter 43, how does Kya describe what she sees in Tate's microscope?
10. In Chapter 37, how does Kya get the lawyer who represents her at the trial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Kya begins a writing career. What is significant about Kya’s new career? How does this development develop her character and her self-sufficiency?
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