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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. Who purchased the diet pills?

2. What goes missing in Jules 14?

3. Who gave Katie the necklace with the blue bird on it?

4. Who does Sean have an affair with?

5. What did Anne Ward do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Tracey and what is revealed during her interview in Sean 4?

2. What does Louise find while cleaning out Katie's room, and how does she react to this information?

3. How is Jeannie Sage connected, according to Nickie in Jules 20?

4. Why is Lena at the police station in Lena 4 and what does she tell them?

5. How did Nel respond when she found out of about Katie and Mark?

6. What is Erin's theory about Nel's death in Erin 6?

7. What is Mark's reaction to seeing his house in Mark 3?

8. What does Lena attempt in Lena 8, and how does it end?

9. What does Nickie tell Jules in Jules 20?

10. What is the "game" that Katie and Lena play in Lena 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of death in the novel. Consider how death sets the stage for the novel, and how death impacts the characters and the plot.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role of law enforcement in the novel.

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