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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. What color case does the iPhone have that Clive finds in his taxi?
2. What was the name of Clive's mother's special friend before he moved to his grandmother's?
3. When was Alison born?
4. What did Mrs. Thomas major in in college?
5. Where was Alison's high school boyfriend attending college when she died?
Short Essay Questions
1. What two photos does Emily keep seeing as she searches for information about Alison online?
2. When Alison disappears before dinner one day and Claire follows her, where does Alison go?
3. What is Clive's life like in "Islands"?
4. Where does Emily meet Clive to get her phone, and what is the place like?
5. How did finding Alison affect the actor's girlfriend?
6. How and where is Alison's body found?
7. How did Clive come to live with his grandmother when he was a boy?
8. In Indigo Bay, how do guests spend time before dinner?
9. What does Claire look like at age 7?
10. How does Desmond Phillips support his family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Schaitkin use chapter titles in Saint X?
Essay Topic 2
Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Schaitkin use artistic license to create the realistic background of Saint X?
Essay Topic 3
Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts?
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