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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. How old is Kya in Chapter 31, when her book is published?

2. In Chapter 25, what does Pattie Love say is missing from Chase's effects?

3. In Chapter 33, how many tours has Jodie done in Viet Nam?

4. In Chapter 23, what is Kya wearing at the beginning of the chapter?

5. In Chapter 24, what does Kya call one of the gulls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 46, what feelings does Kya have about meeting her editor, Robert Foster?

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

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

6. In Chapter 48, how does Kya make her trip to Greenville and what does she take with her?

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Tate leaves Kya after he goes to college. How often has Kya experienced abandonment before Tate disappears? Why is it particularly difficult for Kya to accept that Kate has abandoned her? How does Tate’s disappearance affect her relationship with others? What is revealed about abandonment?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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