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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. When does Peekay remember that Adam's eyes made her melt?

2. How many puppies are dead in a black plastic garbage bag when Alex and Peekay investigate a report of puppies being tossed on the road?

3. What is the image on Branley's phone that Peekay notices in Chapter 7?

4. How long has the bridge been out that the man who killed Alex's sister skirts when he goes home?

5. Where does a woman say in Chapter 4 that someone dumped a bag of puppies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Peekay and Alex do on Sunday in Chapter 16?

2. Who does Jack offer to give a ride in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 15, what is it like at Alex's house and why?

4. Why does Alex stop Peekay from continuing to hit Branley?

5. What does Officer Nolan say happened to Comstock?

6. How does Adam finally break up with Peekay?

7. What does Alex remember about a trip to the state park in third grade?

8. How does Peekay learn that her boyfriend is seeing someone else?

9. What happens when Park reaches for Alex at the end of Chapter 7?

10. What does Peekay know about Ray Parsons, a tweaker at a party in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peekay reveals to Alex that her real name is Claire. What does Peekay stand for? In what way is a nickname and also an image of who Peekay is or who people expect her to be?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Female of the Species and why is that incident the climax?

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 McGinnis use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting or easier to understand?

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