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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. At the preliminary hearing, what does Meggesto question Alice about at length?

2. What does Jamie tell Alice not to do the morning after they have sex?

3. What snag develops during the preliminary hearing so that Alice has to go through another process?

4. What is different about the one-way mirror Alice sees as opposed to the ones she sees on cop shows?

5. Where does Alice go after college?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the beginning of their sophomore year, why do Mary Alice and Alice see less of each other? Who does Alice become friends with?

2. What does Meggesto question Alice at length about? Why does he do this?

3. What news does Alice hear about Maria Flores? What does Alice say to Lila about Maria?

4. When does Alice know that she chose the wrong suspect? What does her attorney say about this?

5. When Alice goes to the lineup, what is she afraid of? What do the police assure her?

6. What item does Alice have a hard time identifying during her trial? What makes her burst into tears shortly thereafter?

7. During her junior year of college, who does Alice date? What does she like about him?

8. What number suspect does Alice mark? Why does she choose this one over the other?

9. What lie does Alice tell Jamie one night when they are at the bar? Why does she tell him this?

10. On the day of her trail, why is Alice's father not allowed in the courtroom? What does Alice think about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about the role of the police in Alice's case. Write an essay on the police presence in the book, spanning from the impersonal to personal, giving at least three examples.

Essay Topic 2

Think about Linda's reaction to her rape, both to the case and to Alice. Write an essay about Lila's behavior after she was raped and the reasons for her actions. How do they differ from Alice? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 3

While Alice's attacker is raping her, he says mean things to her and beats her. However, after the attack his behavior changes dramatically. Write an essay explaining this change in behavior towards Alice and what this might mean in terms of power and forgiveness.

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