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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’s arraignment?

2. How many autopsies did the medical examiner do on the day he examined Lily?

3. Of whom does Asher have a photo in his room?

4. For how many years was Olivia married to Braden?

5. Which of the following colleges is Lily’s first pick?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Lily ascribe the delay in her mother getting ibuprofen?

2. Why does Olivia have trouble remembering Asher’s practice schedule?

3. What is the plea deal offered to Asher?

4. In the novel, what does the Felonies First program mean?

5. Why does Lily note being able to recite Luke 2:8-14?

6. How did Olivia and Braden initially meet?

7. Why does Ava have to rescue hikers?

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

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

10. What prevents Olivia from seeing Asher in jail immediately after his arraignment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, what opinion of the U.S. legal system does the novel present? How does it present that opinion?

Essay Topic 2

Assuming that Mad Honey should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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