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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 Lindsey do when she meets Mr. Harvey's eyes at the memorial service?
2. How difficult was it for Mr. Harvey to lure Susie to his secret room?
3. Who comforts Jack when he is found sobbing in Susie's room after his emotions bubble to the surface for the first time after Susie's death?
4. What kinds of people does Mr. Harvey dream about?
5. What body part of Susie does a dog find?
Short Essay Questions
1. After she tells of her own murder, what embarrassing story about Lindsey does Susie recall?
2. What does the reader learn about Susie from how easily she goes into Mr. Harvey's secret room?
3. What surprising advice does Ruana give Jack about what to do about his suspicions of Mr. Harvey?
4. After Susie's murder, Lindsey has a rough time at school. What is it about school that makes her so angry?
5. When Lindsey and Ruth are up late talking about Susie at the symposium, what does Lindsey say her bad dreams are about?
6. How does Mr. Harvey react when Jack accuses him of being involved in his daughter's death?
7. What first makes Susie start to think that there might be other heavens other than just her own?
8. Why does Jack become suspicious of Mr. Harvey's involvement in Susie's death?
9. What tone does the first conversations between Susie and Franny have?
10. How does Ruth Connors begin expressing herself after she sees Susie's ghost?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the unique role that Franny plays in the text. What are the benefits of having her within the novel? What are the challenges?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The dreams (and nightmares) of several characters are explored throughout The Lovely Bones. Choose three characters, describe at least one dream (or type of dream) that character has, and discuss what it shows the reader about each character. Make sure to use quotations from the text.
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