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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 old is Eliza when her life comes crashing down?

2. How does Amma tell Lux she and Brittany actually met?

3. Where do Jake and Eliza meet for the first time in a long time?

4. Who asks Lux to go off together alone in the woods with him in Chapter Twenty-Two?

5. Where does Robbie go when Jake threatens him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty, what does Lux find on Eliza's and Jake's boat?

2. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Lux tell Eliza about her father?

3. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Eliza show just Lux?

4. What did Robbie say his friend, who visited Meroe Island, was sure of?

5. What does Lux do to get revenge on her father for his callousness after her mother dies?

6. In Chapter Nineteen, what does Lux begin to suspect about Nico?

7. In Chapter Fifteen, what does everyone on the island think of Robbie?

8. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Brittany do with Lux that makes her feel like a kid again?

9. At the end of Chapter Nineteen, what does Lux see that breaks her heart?

10. In Chapter Nineteen, what does Eliza ask Lux to do with her and Jake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What relationship does Hawkins draw, through Eliza's character, between money and morality? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is behind Lux's desire to travel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do different characters react to betrayal? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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