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1. When do the chapters titled "The Before" take place?

The sub-chapters for each month from September through June titled "The Before" take place in the time leading up to the discovery of Monday Charles's body. Monday's body is discovered in the later chapters titled "The Before."

2. When do the chapters titled "The After" take place?

The sub-chapters for each month from September through June titled "The After" are revealed to take place two years after the discovery of Monday's body. Claudia does not realize until late in the novel that two years have passed since this discovery.

3. What is an unreliable narrator and how does this apply in Monday's Not Coming?

An unreliable narrator is one whose credibility is seriously compromised. This applies in Monday's Not Coming because Claudia has lost her memory of the events surrounding the discovery of her best friend's body.

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