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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 happens to Clarissa after Jack is attacked?
2. How difficult was it for Mr. Harvey to lure Susie to his secret room?
3. What does Ruth's father make her do every morning when he drops her off at school?
4. What backyard project does Jack help Mr. Harvey with after Mr. Harvey has disposed of Susie's body?
5. Why does Mr. Harvey not want Jack's help with his backyard project?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mr. Harvey dispose of Susie's body?
2. When was the last time Mr. Harvey saw his mother?
3. After Susie is murdered, what does Jack want desperately from his dead daughter?
4. What tone does the first conversations between Susie and Franny have?
5. What does the reader learn about Susie from how easily she goes into Mr. Harvey's secret room?
6. How is the reader supposed to interpret Lindsey's reaction to seeing Mr. Harvey at Susie's memorial?
7. How do the police respond to Jack's constant phone calls about Mr. Harvey?
8. How does Susie describe heaven?
9. After Susie's murder, Lindsey has a rough time at school. What is it about school that makes her so angry?
10. Who is Claire?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Many of the characters in The Lovely Bones come of age throughout the novel. In a well argued essay, discuss 1) whether or not Susie can ever come of age, or if she will forever be the ghost of a 14-year-old girl, and 2) if she does come of age, when and how it happens in the text.
Essay Topic 3
While the character of Mr. Harvey is quite complicated, Sebold lets the reader into his background, mindset, and psychology more than an average author might. Using what the reader knows about Mr. Harvey's dreams, discuss three aspects of his character that the reader may not otherwise have known about.
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