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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. In Chapter 12, what time does Julie get home?

2. In Chapter 13, how much time does Barry remember the person who called him that night gave him to be at the athletic field?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 14, what is the weather like?

4. In Chapter 15, what color bikini is Helen wearing?

5. In Chapter 11, who was waiting for Helen when she returned from the studio?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Ray think when he meets Elsa?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Julie realize about her mother?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what does Barry think of the nurse who is in his room?

4. In Chapter 15, who calls Helen and why?

5. In Chapter 14, how does Ray feel after seeing Barry and why?

6. In Chapter 12, why does Julie think that Elsa might have called Barry pretending to be Helen?

7. In Chapter 12, what is Julie thinking and doing when she stands in the living room of her house after Ray drops her off?

8. In Chapter 13, what actually happened the night that Barry was shot?

9. In Chapter 14, who does Ray see after leaving Barry, and what do they do together?

10. In Chapter 12, who calls and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometimes Mrs. James gets a feeling that something bad will happen. What are some times that Mrs. James has had a feeling that something bad is about to happen? How are those feelings a warning of something to come? What is one time that Mrs. James had a premonition, but did not see something bad happen? Was she wrong that night last summer when she felt that something bad was about to happen?

Essay Topic 2

Julie and Ray were dating before the accident. How would you describe the relationship between Julie and Ray before the accident? How did the accident affect their relationship? Did the accident change the feelings they had for one another?

Essay Topic 3

Barry wants to live as he pleases, but he wants his parents to pay for his life style. How does Barry get the things that he wants in life? How does he use people? What is revealed about manipulation through Barry’s character?

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