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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 does Claire put her wedding ring when the phone keeps ringing while she talks to Sheriff Huckabee?

2. What color bow does Lydia remember Julia used to wear in her hair?

3. What band did Lydia go to hear when she sneaked out of the house in October 1991?

4. Over ten months, how many times did Sam visit Ben Carver?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Paul pump into the trunk before he takes Lydia out of the car?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Paul prepared the car that he is using to transport Lydia in the trunk?

2. How does Claire realize Paul is the masked man in the videos?

3. Why does Claire go to Lydia's house in Chapter 15, and what does she do there?

4. Where does Claire shoot Paul with her first bullet, and how is he injured?

5. How does Paul die?

6. What do Lydia and Claire find in the garage of Paul's childhood home?

7. What does Nolan tell Claire about Paul's faked death?

8. How does Sheriff Huckabee say that he learned about the porn videos and Julia?

9. What does Lydia look like in a photo Paul sends her in Chapter 12?

10. In Chapter 14, what are Claire's thoughts about the foiled burglary during the funeral and the involvement of Congressman Johnny Jackson and Captain Mayhew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Pretty Girls, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainty about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in Pretty Girls? How does Slaughter create suspense in those sections of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Victim blaming shifts the blame from the perpetrator of the crime to the victim. What are some examples of victim blaming in Pretty Girls? How does victim blaming affect characters?

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