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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 Hal give Buckley for his 13th birthday?
2. Who does Abigail believe is the only person keeping Jack alive by Chapter 16?
3. During the one-year memorial, what are the neighbors doing to honor Susie?
4. Why does Abigail not want to go to Susie's one-year memorial?
5. Where does Mr. Harvey often hang out when he leaves his house?
Short Essay Questions
1. As the neighbors are gathering for Susie's one-year memorial, what does Lindsey ask of her mother?
2. Why is riding the trains comforting to Susie?
3. How is the sinkhole going to be filled?
4. Who is Mr. O'Dwyer?
5. Years after Susie's murder, what does Mr. Harvey dream of when he feels threatened?
6. What conflict does Mr. Harvey feel about reporting that his house has been broken into?
7. Why is Lindsey so angry with her mother when she returns from California to see Jack in the hospital?
8. Why is Lindsey so upset when she sees a red scarf on Fenerman's desk one day when she stops in to see how her sister's case is going?
9. What is the first memory Mr. Harvey has of killing someone?
10. What symptoms send Jack to the hospital after Buckley confronts him about dealing with Susie's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 12, Franny reminds Susie that her family can only move on when Susie lets them go. Discuss when exactly, if at all, this happens in The Lovely Bones, making sure to use specific 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
Does Susie end up getting justice for her death? Explain why or why not, making sure to use evidence from the text to support your position.
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