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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. Which tape is Clay listening to as Part 4 begins?

2. What grade is Hannah in?

3. Who gave Hannah her Valentine list?

4. How does Clay feel about Hannah?

5. What is this story about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hannah meet Jessica and Alex?

2. What happened between Hannah and Tyler Down?

3. Why is Clay reluctant to go to school?

4. Why did Hannah create the tapes and have them sent to different people?

5. What is the relationship like between Clay and his mother?

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

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

8. What rumors do Hannah and Clay remember during cassette 1, side A?

9. What does Clay remember as he arrives at Hannah's old house, the first stop on the map?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"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 2

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 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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