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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, where does Chase take Kya?

2. In Chapter 32, when was Kya in Greenville?

3. In Chapter 30, what does Kya fear?

4. What does Kya see as she stands on the fire tower with Chase in Chapter 24?

5. In Chapter 26, what song does Chase play that Kya remembers her mother singing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 36, how does the sheriff find a motive for Kya to have killed Chase?

2. In Chapter 45, who does Kya see in the courtroom, and how does their presence make her feel?

3. What does Kya think when Chase tries to be intimate with her in Chapter 23?

4. In Chapter 41, why does Kya decide not to tell anyone that Chase attacked her?

5. In Chapter 26, what is Tate doing when Kya sees him?

6. In Chapter 37, how does Jumpin' try to signal to Kya that something is wrong, and what happens soon after?

7. In Chapter 29, what does Kya read in the newspaper?

8. In Chapter 32, who is willing to give Kya an alibi and why?

9. In Chapter 33, what news does Jodie tell Kya and what does he bring her?

10. In Chapter 25, what does Patti Love say was missing from her son's effects, and where does she say the item came from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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

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?

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