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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. Where does the Oh My Dollar Valentines event take place?

2. Which boy on Hannah's list calls her?

3. Why might people who receive the package save the receipt?

4. What kind of list did Alex Standall write?

5. What does Hannah suggest the listener do as he/she listens to the tapes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Clay reluctant to go to school?

2. How did Marcus Cooley betray Hannah's trust?

3. What happened as a result of Hannah's Valentine matches?

4. What technique does the author use to tell the main body of the story?

5. Who is Alex Standall and what did he do to Hannah?

6. Why is Clay shocked and surprised that the tapes are from Hannah?

7. What is inside the package that Clay receives when he arrives home from school?

8. What is Clay thinking about as Hannah is recounting the Valentine's event?

9. What does Clay find in the Scribble Book at Monet's?

10. Who is Skye?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Mr. Porter and why is he included in the story? Do you think Mr. Porter cared about Hannah? Why or why not? What more could Mr. Porter have done to help Hannah? Is it fair that Mr. Porter is on the list and on the tapes? Why or why not? Do you think that Hannah could have allowed Mr. Porter to help her if she had been more open with him the day they met in his office? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

"Thirteen Reasons Why" is written in two different tenses. The Prologue and Part 9 are written in the present; Parts 1 through 8 are written as a flashback. Why do you think the author chose to write the story this way? Do you think it added to the story? Why or why not? How does the telling of the story contribute to the suspense? The action? Use examples from the story to answer the question.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways did Alex Standall's "Hot or Not" list contribute to the drama in Hannah's life?

1) How did it affect the way Hannah felt about herself?

2) How did it affect the way people at school viewed her?

3) How did the list affect Clay's thoughts about Angela?

4) How did the list change Hannah's relationship with Jessica?

Use examples from the story to support your answers.

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