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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 are the white ribbons placed at the beginning of Chapter 11?

2. What recipe does Melissa call her mother to ask how to make in Chapter 11?

3. Why did Justin's killer kill him?

4. What month does it snow in in Chapter 10?

5. What happens to Michael in Melissa's dream in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances under which Michael and Rachel have their first sexual encounter?

2. What is Stephanie trying to work with her daughter Avril on in Spain on vacation?

3. Who kills Justin and why does this character do it?

4. In Chapter 13, what appears in the house that Melissa is disturbed and perplexed by?

5. What event shakes Damian to his core in Chapter 13?

6. What does Melissa tell Damian in Chapter 10 that she has never told anyone else before?

7. Why does Michael resist the idea of moving away from London to a suburb?

8. What momentous information is Stephanie waiting to tell Damian at the end of Chapter 14?

9. Who does Melissa ask for advice about the strange feelings and occurrences in her house, and what advice is she given?

10. Who does Michael call late at night in Chapter 11 and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining how Evans' explanation of Melissa's first experiences in the house at 13 Paradise Row set the reader's expectation for the role the house itself plays in the action for the remainder of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing what living in London, as opposed to the suburbs of the city, means to both Damian and Michael.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the problems in Michael's and Melissa's relationship with the problems in Damian's and Stephanie's relationship.

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