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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. Where does Margot go to buy a pie in Chapter Ten?

2. What is broken in the Jacobs's house the night January disappears?

3. Who does Margot know from her school days that helps her as a police person?

4. Why does Krissy initially tell Billy she is pregnant?

5. Where does Margot go to talk to townspeople in Chapter Eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret return to her hometown of Wakarusa?

2. What trouble is Margot having at work?

3. What does Margot do for a living and how does she feel about her job?

4. Why is Luke recently having a harder time in his life?

5. In Part II, what does Billy produce that he thinks makes Krissy look guilty?

6. What has happened with Margot's apartment?

7. What ongoing problems did Luke and Rebecca have in their marriage?

8. Why can Margot not interview Krissy in 2019?

9. What kindness does Pete say Margot did for him in elementary school?

10. What does the graffiti on Billy's barn say in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Krissy's secrets throughout the novel affect the course of the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Flowers treat the topic of infertility and its impact on families and marriages throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Flowers's exploration of the topics of guilt and regret throughout the novel.

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