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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 is Mrs. Browne's first name?

2. What grade is Matt in?

3. Whose car do Claire and Chris find in the parking lot after hearing gunshots?

4. What does Tyler ask Kevin for in Chapter 7?

5. What does the 911 operator tell Fareed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Geraldine?

2. What happened to Jonah?

3. What keeps Tomas from skipping school with Fareed?

4. Who is Jordan?

5. Why is Principal Trenton’s speech so boring to the students?

6. Why does Claire blame herself for the massacre?

7. Why is ballet so important to Autumn?

8. Why did Claire and Tyler break up?

9. When Sylvia first sees Tyler in the doorway of the auditorium, who does she think it is and why?

10. Describe Chris and Claire’s relationship at the start of the novel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each of the main characters are dealing with a serious illness in their family. Describe that illness and analyze how it prepares each character for the massacre at the school.

Essay Topic 2

Consider some of the name choices that Nijkamp makes in her text. Select three unique naming choices she makes and analyze the multiple potential meaning of the word, and explain why she selected that particular name.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the sibling relationships in the novel. What do these relationships tell the reader about each character?

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