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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. How did the therapist that Crawford gave the folder to die?

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

3. Where was Elise, the sleepy artist from?

4. When Crawford was living in California, how long would she run with her dog?

5. In 1991, where did Crawford fall and break her hand on spring break?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Barbara Weinberg, and what did she tell Crawford about the assault?

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

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

4. What conclusion was drawn about the attack by school leaders in the third week of May in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 6, who was Elise?

6. Who was Tim Leighton, and what did Crawford remember about him?

7. In Chapter 7, what changes did Crawford notice in Elise?

8. What was Crawford's housing situation in Chapter 6?

9. How did Crawford describe her paternal grandparents?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the Crawford use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the author change the point of view at times? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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