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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. What is the nickname that Nel has for Lena?

2. What time did Nel die?

3. How old is Lena?

4. Who is the beneficiary of Nel's life insurance?

5. What is Helen doing at the start of Helen 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sean Townsend say about Nickie in Erin 2?

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

3. How dees Nickie describe her sister, Jean, in Nickie 2?

4. How would you describe Jules and Lena's first meeting in Jules 4?

5. How does Libby die in Libby 1?

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

7. Why is Helen crying at the start of Helen 1?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the theme of violence against women and consider how it plays out in the text.

Essay Topic 3

All of the people who die in the drowning pool are women, many of which are killed or die because of the actions of men. Can this novel be considered a feminist text? Why or why not?

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