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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 33, how many tours has Jodie done in Viet Nam?

2. In Chapter 49, how late was the bus on the night of October 29?

3. In Chapter 28, who says they saw Kya on her boat near the fire tower the night Chase died?

4. In Chapter 45, how far does the coroner say that Chase fell to his death?

5. In Chapter 33, what color pickup does Jodie drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 42, what is the county jail like?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kya is pleased when Jodie returns. How had Kya been haunted by being deserted by family members? How does Jodie’s visit bring healing to Kya? How can family connections bring healing?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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