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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 does Elise react when she hears that there was an intruder in the yard?

2. At what time does Lizabeth awaken after the dinner at which Jason spills his milk?

3. What game does Matt play with Lizabeth's children?

4. From what school did Lizabeth graduate?

5. How old are Lizabeth's children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What appears to be Matt's motivation for hiring Lizabeth to do construction work? Is she good at it?

2. Aunt Elsie is determined to stay up and see the "pervert." Is her (im)patience rewarded? How does she react to his appearance?

3. Choose one theme shown thus far in the novel and explain its importance to the story line.

4. In an effort to find out who the flasher is, Matt and Lizabeth devise a plan to expose him. What does their plan entail?

5. What does Lizabeth realize about the flasher after he races by her house and waves to her in Chapter 4?

6. What secret does Matt share with Lizabeth after their intimate moment in the bathroom they are restoring, and how does Lizabeth react to his revelation?

7. Comic relief is almost necessary in such a tension-charged novel. Describe the scene at the dinner table in Chapter 3.

8. How does Matt attempt to keep Lizabeth's mind off of her boys being gone?

9. Matt and Lizabeth discuss the flasher and his MO after his second appearance. As they try to figure out who he is, they come up with a couple hypotheses. What do they surmise about the flasher during this discussion?

10. Why might the author have moved Matt and Lizabeth so quickly to a kissing scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Since she was 5, Lizabeth's dream was to be a fairy. She held onto that dream through adulthood, even though she was well aware that fairies don't exist. What does a fairy symbolize to Lizabeth as a child? What does it symbolize as an adult? What does the fact that she has held onto this dream tell you about Lizabeth and her personality?

Essay Topic 2

Which character serves as the antagonist for this novel? What about that person makes him/her the antagonist? Is there more than one antagonist? If so, who? Which antagonist is more important to the story line and why? Or are they equally important? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Many modern novels have a target audience -- women, children, men, students, etc. At which demographic do you think this novel is aimed? Why? Do you think that this genre in general is aimed at that particular audience? Why?

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