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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 time are the doors locked at Shakespeare Garden Apartments?

2. What was Lily's job when she was scarred?

3. Including the narrator's house, how many houses are on narrator's street?

4. What time does Lily begin her Tuesday evening cleaning job?

5. Where was Lily living when she was scarred?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Norvel Whitbread receive as compensation for serving as janitor at the Shakespeare Combined Church?

2. What does Lily do for a living?

3. Why does Marie Hofstettler believe she should call the police Tuesday morning?

4. Why is Lily's house a shotgun house?

5. Who does Lily call about the body in the park?

6. Who does Lily see during her walk in Chapter 1?

7. Describe Claude Friedrich.

8. Describe Lily's backyard.

9. Describe Lily's living room.

10. Why was Lily not able to return to her life after the kidnapping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the coping skills that Lily has developed to help her deal with the kidnapping and the gang rape. Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Citing examples from the book, discuss why Lily does not at first want anyone to know that she found the body in the park.

Essay Topic 3

Argue whether some of Lily's clients are also friends. CIte examples from the book to support your arguments.

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