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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. How did Karen's mother feel about Karen's plan to visit Martin?

2. How does Karen describe her obsession with Sarah on page 175?

3. What psychological process does Karen believe might explain Sarah's novel?

4. Where did David attend college, as Karen explains on page 149?

5. According to Karen on page 138, where did she spend much of their junior year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Manuel, according to Karen on page 163?

2. What information does David reveal to Karen on page 156? How does David feel about his information?

3. What information does Sarah reveal on the night of the final play rehearsal? What is the effect of this news on David? What is the effect of this news on Karen?

4. Who sends Karen flowers on the opening night of Martin's play? What effect does this gift have on her?

5. How has David changed, both physically and emotionally, following his graduation from high school, as Karen explains on page 154?

6. As the second section of the novel begins, what does Karen reveal about the first section of the novel?

7. What information does Karen learn from the article, as revealed on page 165-166?

8. What does Karen do on the opening night of Martin's play? Why does she do this?

9. What does Karen ask Sarah to do following their meeting after Sarah's book signing? How does Sarah respond?

10. What is the subject matter of the play written by Martin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the first section of the novel, Sarah believes that “love meant a shared secret” (17). Explain how this idea permeates the novel, using textual evidence to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of trauma and its aftermath.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how their time at CAPA foreshadows Sarah and Karen’s future selves. How does their time in high school impact these characters as adults?

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