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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. Why doesn't Britney's brother live with her?

2. What does Jem name her son?

3. How does Spider get to the beach?

4. What eats a good portion of Jem's food from Britney's house?

5. What makes the rector's wife afraid of Jem?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jem stop hanging out in the places kids go when they have nothing to do?

2. What makes Jem consider suicide?

3. What does Jem say when Britney asks her about her foster mother?

4. Why is it so ironic for Britney to help Jem?

5. What makes Jem think that Spider is killed when captured?

6. Why was Jem not able to go to the cremation of Spider?

7. Why does Jem reject the idea of turning herself into the police?

8. Why does Jem decide to tell Karen about her gift?

9. Why do Jem and Spider look so guilty to the police?

10. How does Karen respond when she hears about Jem's power?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Jem feel about friendship, and why is this so central to the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What did Jem learn from her lonely trek in the woods, and how did this change her life?

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