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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. In what city is Asher incarcerated?

2. Where does Ava observe lynxes?

3. What board game is in the treehouse?

4. What does Deepa prepare for Maya’s party?

5. What series of books is in the treehouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Olivia and Braden initially meet?

2. What does Lily identify as the sole time oboes are valued?

3. Why can Jordan not assist Olivia with making Asher’s bail?

4. What does an incarcerated Asher note missing?

5. What ritual had Ava had with her mother that she hated?

6. How does the novel explain the origin of the name Slade Brook?

7. Why does Olivia hold that her wedding day was the happiest in her marriage?

8. What prompts Braden to buy a luxury car?

9. What is Olivia’s favorite holiday ornament, and why is it her favorite?

10. What did it take for science to recognize that bees are governed by queens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Early in the novel, much is made of mourning rituals. Consider similar ceremonies in your own experience. How do they compare to those presented in Mad Honey?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 3

A lack of formal sectional—as opposed to chapter-by-chapter—division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

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