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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. According to Patrick in Patrick 1, who has a key to Wards' cottage?

2. Who is Nel's girlhood boyfriend?

3. Who does Lena approach in Lena 2?

4. What does Jules drink in Jules 11?

5. What is the weather like on the day of Nel's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Nickie 1, the reader learns about Nickie Sage's run-ins with the law. Why has she had trouble with the law in her past?

2. How does Louise and Alec differ in their opinion on leaving Beckford in Louise 2?

3. What happens between Jules and Robbie in Jules 11?

4. How does Nickie Sage feel about the Townsends as revealed in Nickie 1?

5. What do Josh and his mother fight about in Josh in 2?

6. How does Danielle (Nel) describe the Beckford Drowning Pool in Danielle 1?

7. How does Jules describe Robbie in Jules 6?

8. In Jules 6, how does Jules explain the estrangement between herself and Nel?

9. What does Jules find out about her sister's "project" in Jules 9?

10. What does the coroner's report reveal in Erin 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of bearing witness in the novel. How do the characters bear witness to one another and how does this move the plot forward and develop the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role of the Whittaker family in the novel. How are Louise, Josh and Katie key characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of male abuse of power in the novel. How do the men in the novel abuse their power and how does this impact the other characters?

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