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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 color shirt did Chris wear to the Valentine's dance in Chapter 14?

2. What time is it when Stephen goes outside in Chapter 25?

3. In Chapter 18, what animal did Julia have on her jumper?

4. What did Finn find for him and Julia to drink in Chapter 16?

5. What color are Frank Mackey's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Finn and Julia leave the dance in Chapter 14?

2. What did Chris tell Selena that he wanted to do when he got older?

3. What theory does Conway propose to Holly for why she and Stephen suspect that one of Holly's group killed Chris in Chapter 23?

4. Why was it unusual in Chapter 22 for Gemma to ride the bus to school?

5. What does Selena say she figured out about her relationship with Chris after he died?

6. In Chapter 15, why does Stephen open the door suddenly and what does he find there?

7. What does McKenna threaten to do if Conway and Stephen do not leave in Chapter 15, and how does Conway get to stay at the school?

8. In Chapter 21, how does Stephen tell Conway that Frank Mackey will act if they call him while they interview Holly?

9. How did Finn tell Julia that he got out at night in Chapter 20?

10. What text did Stephen receive at the end of Chapter 25, and what did he realize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Interview techniques are important when the detectives speak to witnesses and suspects. How do Stephen and Conway’s interview techniques differ? Who seems to be more adept at speaking with students and why? How do interview techniques determine the success of solving the case?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in the book? How does using two different points of view allow the reader to share information about characters and events? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters?

Essay Topic 3

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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