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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 Chris do in his bedroom?

2. What do the Golds say to the Hartes after the trial?

3. Why does Emily agree to appease to Chris' desires?

4. Whom does Selena meet with?

5. What date does the jury selection coincidentally fall on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chris' decision to tell his father not to visit him again reveal?

2. How does Chris react to Steve's attempt to commit suicide?

3. How does Gus react to James forgetting to mention Chris in an acceptance speech?

4. Why is Jordan not interested in the truth?

5. Why does Gus believe that Chris is a hero?

6. Why does Emily not go through with the abortion?

7. Why does the blank note at the end seem appropriate?

8. How does Chris act during his last date with Emily in November 1997?

9. Why does Michael decide to testify for the defense?

10. How does Detective Marrone present evidence at the trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suicide serves as the most prominent plot point of the novel. What risk factors for suicide did Emily have? Why did she feel that suicide was her only option? How does her suicide influence different characters? Make sure you answer each question and provide evidence from the novel to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Depression is one of many themes that run through "The Pact." What are the symptoms of depression, and which ones did Emily display? Why is Emily depressed, and why didn't she seek treatment? Provide support for your answers using examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The parent/child relationship is explored in various characters in the novel. Choose a parent/child relationship to answer these questions: What kind of relationship do these characters have with each other? What trials do they go through, and how do they end up? Make sure you answer each question, using examples from the book.

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