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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 46, when does Kya think that she might be able to go to Greenville to meet her editor?

2. In Chapter 39, where does Chase hit Kya?

3. In Chapter 38, who wonders if she can stay on the jury panel because she knew Kya?

4. In Chapter 28, what do the sheriff and his deputy order at the Dog-Gone?

5. In Chapter 36, how old is the sheriff?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 31, how does Kya get the title to her land?

2. In Chapter 23, what does Kya think when she meets Chase for a picnic?

3. In Chapter 27, what is the motel room like that Chase takes Kya to in Asheville?

4. In Chapter 43, how does Kya describe what she sees in Tate's microscope?

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

6. In Chapter 39, what happens when Chase comes looking for Kya?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 47, what possible explanation does Kya's lawyer give for there being no footprints around Chase's body?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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