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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 end of Chapter 3, who sends the memo to Sean?

2. What color dress does Liz wear in Chapter 7?

3. What car do the two boys pull up in in Chapter 5?

4. Why is Dennis at Maggie's house in Chapter 2?

5. What does Sean almost hit on the way to the park?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the contents of the memo at the end of Chapter 3?

2. What does Maggie's mother say about physical attractiveness?

3. What is significant about Liz's astrological reading?

4. What mean things does Liz say to Maggie and how do they make her feel?

5. Why does Liz berate Maggie?

6. Describe Liz's tough exterior versus her softer interior.

7. What is the main conflict in Chapter 5?

8. Why is the third person omniscient point of view helpful in the first chapter?

9. Describe Maggie's loyalty to Liz.

10. Why does Liz decide against having sex with Sean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is symbolic about the Madonna statue that Liz's mother gives to Liz? What other symbols are represented in the story? How does the reader know that symbolism is being used in the context of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What symbolism is present in Sean's essay? What is the significance of the title of his essay, "The Circus of Darkness"? What can the reader learn from Sean as a result?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the third person omniscient point of view important in the story? What elements of a third person omniscient point of view make the story connect with the reader? How would the story change if the book were not written in this point of view?

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