The Lovely Bones Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 143 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Lovely Bones Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 143 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does Det. Fenerman believe Mr. Harvey's late wife was called?

2. What picture does Lindsey find in Susie's room when she enters it for the first time after her death?

3. Who is Grandma Lynn?

4. Who informs Susie's family that part of her body has been found?

5. Where do Samuel and Lindsey first make love?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nate have such a hard time believing Buckley when he says he sees his sister's ghost?

2. What is Susie referring to when she speaks of her "Evensong"?

3. How do Buckley's family members respond when he mentions that he sees Susie all the time after her death?

4. What does Jack's breaking of the ships in the bottle symbolize?

5. When was the last time Mr. Harvey saw his mother?

6. How does Mr. Harvey react when Jack accuses him of being involved in his daughter's death?

7. When Lindsey and Ruth are up late talking about Susie at the symposium, what does Ruth say her bad dreams are about?

8. How does Ruth Connors begin expressing herself after she sees Susie's ghost?

9. Why is the first picture Susie takes of her mother so memorable to Susie?

10. What advice did Mr. Harvey's father give to him about how to construct buildings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Lovely Bones contains many instances of juxtaposed situations, themes, and characters. Choose one chapter from the novel and compare and contrast two juxtaposed narrative devices, characters, or situations.

Essay Topic 2

Beginning fairly early in the novel, several characters claim to see Susie's ghost. Name two of these characters; discuss the circumstances of when, how, and where they see Susie; and describe how these early "sightings" can be interpreted as foreshadowing Susie's reappearance at the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

How is the character of Buckley used by Sebold to develop other characters and explain their emotional states throughout the novel? Make sure to use at least three different examples from the text to support your argument.

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