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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 T.J. serve dinner when Andrew visits?
2. What does Andrew say he is impatient to see at the end of the novel?
3. What was Andrew surprised not to find in Edith's dresser drawer?
4. What month is it in the last chapter of the novel?
5. Where did Andrew's father hide the gun after Jim was killed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does DeSalvo come to Andrew's mother's house when Andrew is talking with Edith near the herb garden?
2. Why is Andrew considered a hero in the town?
3. What does Andrew find in Eden's desk drawer?
4. What information does Eden reveal when Andrew persists in learning more about who she had been with in her bedroom before?
5. Where did Edith go after she tried to shoot Eden?
6. What does Andrew learn when he asks T.J. if he had a sexual relationship with Eden?
7. What happened the night of the shooting that the reader learns when Andrew is telling T.J. the story?
8. Why does Andrew buy Eden sneakers?
9. What does Edith intend when she comes into Eden's room when Eden and Andrew are making love?
10. How does Eden respond when Andrew asks her to leave with him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What important information does Andrew learn about his mother and father when he returns home? What particular personal items make him more aware of his parents' inner lives? How does this knowledge affect him? Quote the book to support your discussion.
Essay Topic 2
How did Eden effectively transform herself into a tomboy so that she could join Andrew's circle of friends? What impressed Andrew, Sean and T.J. about Eden's inventiveness and stoicism? Provide textual examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Chief DeSalvo's role in the story, and analyze his attitude toward Andrew and Eden. Why does Andrew call him first before the police at the end of the novel? How does DeSalvo take charge of the situation? Provide specific examples to support your answer.
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