View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Aubrey when her father taught her to ride a bike?

2. Who does Aubrey's makeup for the gala?

3. How long have the back issues of the Gull Cove Gazette been online?

4. How long will the car wait for Aubrey that is to take her to see Mildred?

5. When Oona looks at Kayla's autopsy, what does she notice was in Kayla's system that was not listed on the report her family has?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Anders the only one that Allison can talk to about her fear of being pregnant?

2. In July 1996, how long has it been since Allison has seen Matt or heard from him?

3. What happens when Allison takes the pregnancy test?

4. How does Allison lose the baby?

5. What does Hazel bring to Archer's when she comes over in Chapter 19?

6. What is Anders' story when he arrives at the gala?

7. What news is there about Jonah's parents' business in Chapter 12?

8. In Chapter 11, why does Fred Baxter write Archer?

9. What had Milly thought would happen when she met her grandmother, and what does she think of their meeting at brunch?

10. Where do the cousins go when they are early for the funeral and what do they do there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Aubrey has always worked to please her father. Why has Aubrey always worked to please her father? How does their relationship change and why? Why does Aubrey come to the conclusion that her father does not deserve her efforts to please him?

Essay Topic 3

A butterfly effect is the theory that small changes can lead to a chain of events. What are a number of events in the book that might be attributed to the butterfly effect? What is communicated about the butterfly effect through these events?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,061 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample