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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 Tomas start to fiddle with in Principal Trenton's office?

2. What does Tomas use to try to pick the lock on the auditorium door?

3. What does Tyler learn about Autumn before the massacre?

4. Whose file is Tomas looking for in Principal Trenton's office?

5. What are the school colors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Fareed and Tomas find when they get to the janitor’s office?

2. What is the relationship between Tomas and Tyler like before he leaves school?

3. Who is Kevin Rolland?

4. Why do Fareed and Tomas not leave the school like the 911 operator tells them too?

5. Why is ballet so important to Autumn?

6. Why does Autumn have an easy time talking to Asha about dance?

7. Why does Claire blame herself for the massacre?

8. Why does Tomas miss Principal Trenton’s assembly in the auditorium?

9. How do Fareed and Tomas plan to get into the auditorium?

10. What plan does Claire give the track team after gunshots are heard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is to blame for Tyler's behavior? Create a thesis that identifies who is to blame and write an essay using evidence from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The title of the text, This is Where it Ends, is mentioned different times in the text. Trace the different places the phrase is used in the text and analyze the deeper meaning of the title. What are the different possible meanings of the title?

Essay Topic 3

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

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