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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. Who goes into the woods that night to try to find something?

2. How does Ali know about all the problems of kids at school?

3. Who is shy and beautiful?

4. Why does Mrs. Creed believe Chris could not have written a suicide note?

5. What do Ali and Torey learn from Isabella?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who calls Torey from school and what do they talk about?

2. What does Torey see after he broke his leg?

3. Explain what happened when Torey met with Isabella.

4. Where is Torey after he is rescued from the burial grounds and what is he refusing to do? How are the doctors responding to his refusal?

5. What does Ali tell Torey about more of Chris's diary she had read?

6. What does Mrs. Adams say about Bo and why? What does Ali tell her about her fears?

7. What happens when Torey and Ali get on the school bus the morning after being at the police station?

8. Describe the fight Ali, Torey, Renee, Alex and Bo have outside a store.

9. What do Torey, Ali and Bo decide to do about Isabella once they found her name?

10. What do Torey and Ali do when the police come for Bo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Creed is a woman who does not want to take the blame for anything as horrible as the disappearance of her son. To Mrs. Creed, admitting that her son left her intentionally is symbolic of her own failures as a mother. This is the last thing Mrs. Creed will admit to.

1. Do you think Mrs. Creed is to blame for Chris's disappearance? Why or why not. Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think is Chris ran away it does any good to place the blame on anyone? Why or why not? Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Explain in depth your reactions to a mother who would rather blame someone for murdering her child than listen to what might be the truth.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 13, Ali and Torey's conversation reveals not only more depth to each of their characters, including Ali's motivations for ruining her own reputation and Torey's unhappiness in his perfect life, but it also provides more depth to the repercussions of Mrs. McDermott's own destructive behavior.

1. What do you think this statement means? Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. What do you think are the repercussions of Mrs. McDermott's behavior? Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think the conversation between Ali and Torey revealed more of their characters? Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

If Bo does not prove Chris is still alive or find his body with proof of suicide, he could go to jail for murder.

1. Do you think it is realistic that Bo could be convicted of killing Chris with no body or real evidence? Why or why not?

2. Do you think some of the people in prison in this country are innocent of the crime for which they were incarcerated? Why or why not?

3. How do you think Bo's background, his class and from the part of town he comes from have a part in his belief that he could be convicted of a murder he didn't commit?

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