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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 does Ruby want to do when Cora and Jamie go to sleep?

2. What is Jamie Hunter showing Ruby?

3. What has Roscoe done several times after Ruby's arrival?

4. What does Ruby ask of Peyton?

5. What does Ruby realize in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nate do for his father on a regular basis?

2. What is Jaime showing Ruby at the opening to the novel and who else is there?

3. What does Ruby say about Gervais at the beginning of this chapter?

4. What does Ruby notice about Nate and Heather and what advice does she offer Nate, and what does he do?

5. What has Olivia verified and how does she feel about it?

6. How is Ruby stopped the first night from running away?

7. In what condition is the house that the Honeycutts own when they come by to check on the place and what do they do?

8. Where does Ruby go from the mall and what important piece of information does Marshall gain from the encounter?

9. Who is Marshall and what kind of relationship do Ruby and Marshall have?

10. What does Ruby learn at the fish store and what fish does Ruby choose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Lock and Key is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in Lock and Key. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of family in Lock and Key. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to have problems in their families? What kind of problems?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of addiction in Lock and Key. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to have problems because of addiction in others? What kind of problems?

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