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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. In Chapter 31, when was the last time Alex was at Anna's grave?

2. Who is the highest on Jack's recent call list in Chapter 45?

3. In Chapter 39, what does Peekay remember Park paid for when she accidentally ended up at the same diner with him, Alex, and Jack?

4. Who does Jack say always pays his way?

5. Where does Peekay awake in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alex kill Sara's uncle?

2. In Chapter 40, how has Jack decorated a tree in the woods and why?

3. What does Alex's mother wish she could do?

4. Why does Jack miss Branley, yet keep his distance?

5. What does Jack think Alex did, and how did that cause him to abandon her?

6. How has the newness faded in Jack's relationship with Alex in Chapter 37?

7. How does the basketball game end in Chapter 35?

8. Jack's mother tell him about Nick Craft?

9. What does Peekay remember about an Irish wolf-hound they had at the shelter?

10. Who is Brian Spurlani and what are Jack's thoughts about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alex and her mother spend most of their time when they are home avoiding one another. How would you describe the relationship between Alex and her mother, and why they are not close?

Essay Topic 2

When the law cannot prosecute the man who kills Alex's sister, she kills him. When Ray Parsons and his friends nearly rape Peekay, Alex uses violence to punish them. Does Alex think she is meting out justice through her actions? Why is the type of justice she dispenses seen as vigilante justice?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does McGinnis use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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