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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. What time does Pip remember that a new message came on Twitter about her disappearing in Chapter 17?

2. In Chapter 3, what nickname does Ravi have for Pip?

3. When Pip posted the tweet and blog that Max finds defamatory, how many followers did she have?

4. In Chapter 6, how long does Pip remember that Jamie was missing?

5. When does Pip realize she first got an email asking, "Who will look for you when you're the one who disappears?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pip's mother think the chalk figures are in the driveway in Chapter 7?

2. At the end of Chapter 5, what case is Pip considering taking, and why?

3. How do pathologists determine time of death in a homicide case?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what does Pip see when she comes home from running?

5. Why does Maria Karras believe her son is not the DT Killer?

6. How does Pip know that her father welcomes Ravi when he comes over?

7. Why does Pip think of Medusa when she sees her mother in Chapter 5?

8. What does Pip keep in her second drawer of her desk?

9. What is Pip's response to the offer Max's attorney makes to settle the libel suit?

10. How does Pip feel in Chapter 12, when Ravi tells her to go on a walk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pip feels like she has blood on her hands. In Part 1 of the book, does Pip have blood on her hands literally or figuratively? Does that change in Part 2? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Pip was present when a man was murdered. How is Pip affected when she sees a murder? How has this experience changed her and affected her mental state and how she behaves?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Jackson use cliffhangers in As Good as Dead? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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