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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 Chapter 6, where was the character Snowden injured with a death blow?

2. In Chapter 6, why did Crawford go to school before classes began?

3. What did Crawford call the other boy who assaulted her in Chapter 6?

4. If you added Stanford and MIT, how much of Crawford's class would matriculate at Ivy League schools?

5. What was Budge's girlfriend's name in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, who was Elise?

2. Who was Ms. Radley?

3. In the fall of 1990, when did Crawford return to school and why?

4. Why was Crawford not given help to sit the written exams for the Ferguson Scholarship?

5. How did Crawford try to stay safe in Chapter 7?

6. In Chapter 8, what did Crawford put in front of her dorm room door?

7. What did Crawford think the rape crisis counselor she saw could not understand?

8. What talk did the vice rector have with members of the boys' varisty lacrosse team?

9. What did Ms. Radley offer Crawford when Crawford came to ask her to help her with her independent project?

10. Why was Crawford planning on attending Princeton in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Crawford’s mother was a priest and her family regularly attended the Episcopal church. What was the importance of religion and faith in Crawford life’s and in her family? How did Crawford turn to religion and faith after the attack? Did religion and faith provide answers about the attack and herself?

Essay Topic 2

In media res is the technique of beginning a story by staring with a pivotal point. How does Crawford use in media res in the book? Why might Crawford have chosen to use this writing method - what does it add to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Crawford learned that Rick was the person who carried her to the infirmary after she cut her leg in the pond. Why does Crawford struggle to understand how Rick could have been kind and helped her when she cut her leg? Why was it difficult for her to see him as good and evil?

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