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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 is the name of the girl that Jack became close to when he was young?

2. Who is the second person to take the stand at the trial?

3. What kind of people did Jack's mother often help when he was growing up?

4. Who ends up interviewing Addie instead of Charlie?

5. Why does Roy start cooking in the diner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jack's soccer friends used to do after games, and why did he not like this?

2. What does Chelsea tell Thomas in confidence, and what does Thomas do about this?

3. What does Gillian say Meg has to do after the thermos is discovered?

4. What does Charlie take Gillian to a store to do, and what does this cause him to do?

5. What does Addie realize about Jack after seeing a TV Ad?

6. What does Amos say to Gillian at the end of the book?

7. What piece of evidence did Frankie find?

8. How does Charlie react when he is asked to go and interview Addie about the night of the supposed rape?

9. What does Roy do on the day Addie took the stand?

10. How did Jack's father die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Jodi Picoult have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Jealousy is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which of these characters are most motivated by jealousy, and how does change their actions and their lives?

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