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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 11, where did Sam get information at a pub?

2. What did Frank think Whitethorn was worth in Chapter 17?

3. How many hours did Frank give Cassie to finish up in Chapter 20?

4. What time did Cassie return to Trinity in Chapter 16?

5. The second time Frank left Cassie, how long did he leave her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What started the fight that led to Lexie getting stabbed?

2. What did the attacker throw, and what note was on the object in Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 14, why did Cassie think their attacker was Naylor?

4. In Chapter 18, where did Cassie fall asleep, and what did she do when she awoke?

5. In Chapter 22, what did Cassie say that Frank did to her?

6. What did Cassie do at the end of Chapter 22 and why?

7. What was Lexie like when she was May-Ruth?

8. In Chapter 23, what did Cassie do when they got back to Whitethorn and why?

9. What did Cassie find in an old traveling case in Chapter 11?

10. What did John Naylor look like in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are figurative language. Why is it sometimes difficult to understand idioms and what they mean? In what way are idioms contemporary language? How does the author use idioms in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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