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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bodie laugh when she tells people about her father's death?
(a) She wants to normalize dark humor.
(b) She wants to take control.
(c) She thinks his death was genuinely funny.
(d) She wants people to look for humor in sadness.

2. According to faculty members, who could Britt's podcast hurt?
(a) Thalia's family.
(b) Mr. Bloch's family.
(c) Robbie's family.
(d) Omar's family.

3. When did the investigators start interviewing students?
(a) The same day Thalia died.
(b) A day after Thalia's death.
(c) A week after Thalia's death.
(d) During the investigation into Omar.

4. Who does the narrator address by name at the end of Part I: Chapter 1?
(a) Ms. Ross.
(b) Mr. Bloch.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Ms. Kenner.

5. What was Thalia wearing when she died?
(a) A bathing suit.
(b) A costume from the play.
(c) Jeans and a sweater.
(d) A robe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Bodie's brother?

2. What job did Bodie's mother actually have?

3. When Bodie was babysitting, who did she see circling a dumpster?

4. What topic does Bodie ask her podcasting students to focus on?

5. Which family takes a special interest in Bodie and her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. When she was in high school, how did Bodie differentiate between Granby and Indiana?

2. In the chapter speculating about Puja being the suspect in Thalia's murder, how does Thalia die?

3. Why do faculty members warn Bodie about Britt's project?

4. How does Bodie figure out that Thalia left a cryptic message for Mr. Bloch in the yearbook?

5. What conflict does Bodie face surrounding Rita Hayworth?

6. What does Bodie think about rumors?

7. How does Bodie's lfie change when she moves to Granby?

8. What kind of relationship did Bodie have with Mr. Bloch?

9. Why did investigators start to believe that Thalia may have been using drugs?

10. What was unique about the swimsuit Thalia was wearing when she died?

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