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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 Quinlan say he'll do if he sees Emma there again?

2. How does Emma get into Sutton's home?

3. What does Travis say about Emma?

4. Who comes over and asks Emma to go shopping?

5. Where does Emma go when she is five?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Emma go to the park and who does she meet there who ends up playing tennis with Emma?

2. What was Becky like when Emma lived with her?

3. What has Sutton found and where does she find it?

4. Where do Sutton's friends drag Emma?

5. How does Emma find out where Sutton lives?

6. Where does Emma disembark from the bus and what do she and Alex talk about?

7. Why was Laurel angry with Sutton/Emma and how does Laurel indicate she's over the anger?

8. Who does Emma meet outside and what does Sutton vaguely recall about the young man?

9. What video does Travis show Clarice and Emma?

10. What does Emma hope about Sutton as Emma is being dragged to the party and how does Emma try to contact Sutton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in The Lying Game? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Lying Game including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Lying Game and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think The Lying Game is? Explain your response.

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