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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. When did Olive Kepnes live?

2. In Chapter 45, where does Gwendy leave the button box overnight?

3. How much weight does Gwendy remember she lost the summer she was 12?

4. How old is Deborah Parker?

5. What is the name of the reporter who tries to question Gwendy in front of the sheriff's office in Chapter 59?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mrs. Peterson's blood tests from December 22 seem to show?

2. When and why did Gwendy start running?

3. In Chapter 42, why does Norris ask Gwendy to come down to the stationhouse?

4. What happens at the Bradley party in Chapter 44?

5. What happens as Gwendy approaches her condo in Chapter 41?

6. What thoughts does Gwendy have as she looks at the button box in Chapter 49?

7. What does Gwendy learn about the teeth that Norris shows her?

8. What do the Hoffmans look like?

9. In Chapter 50, what stops Gwendy from using the box?

10. Why does Sheriff Norris come to see Gwendy in Chapter 57?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gwendy and Caroline make assumptions about one another. What assumptions do Gwendy and Caroline make about one another? Are the assumptions the women make about one another misleading? Is either woman wrong in the assumptions that she makes?

Essay Topic 2

There is an altercation between Gwendy and Caroline at a party. What altercation do the women have? Why does it seem that Gwendy is responsible when Caroline falls and hits her head?

Essay Topic 3

Gwendy wonders if she has influenced the success she has or if her success is due to the button box. Why does Gwendy wonder if her success is her own or due to the button box? Has Gwendy had agency over her life or has the box directed her life?

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