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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. Where was Shep admitted to college?

2. How old were Crawford's parents when they married?

3. How long after the assault did Crawford feel ill?

4. In Chapter 5, who invited Crawford to the first teenage party she ever attended?

5. What was the name of Gaby's boyfriend in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advantages did Alice Sebold have in trying to prove her rape charge in court?

2. In Chapter 4, how did Brooke get her teammates to help her find her kneepad?

3. What were the buildings at St. Paul's like?

4. How did Crawford feel a few days after the attack?

5. What was intervisitation, and what rules were there?

6. What dining halls were there at St. Paul's, and who were they for?

7. What did a friend of Crawford say might have happened if the faculty adviser had come into the room at the time of Crawford's attack?

8. How was Crawford lured to the dorm room of a senior?

9. What did Crawford learn about Jed Lane when she was in her 20s?

10. What scholarship was Crawford nominated for in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Crawford’s parents learned what happened they tried to get the school to act. What was the school’s response when Crawford reported the attack? How did they threaten her? How did they silence her?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the book? Why is it not a biography?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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