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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. On the way home from the airport, what begins to fall?

2. Who is taunting Malcolm at the beginning of Chapter Nine?

3. What happened to Ellery's mother's twin sister?

4. What book did Ellery take with her on the plane?

5. What is the name of the man killed in a hit-and-run accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Sadie in Chapter Four, which Echo Ridge residents did she date while in high school?

2. What is the second act of vandalism? Where does it occur? Who discovers it?

3. What favor does Katrin ask of Malcolm in Chapter Eleven?

4. What do Ellery and Nana discuss regarding Ellery's future in Chapter Eight?

5. What act of vandalism occurs in Chapter Three? Where does it occur, and who discovers it?

6. What tragic discovery do the twins, along with Nana and Melanie, make in Chapter One?

7. Who are Mia and Daisy? What does the reader learn about them in Chapter Five?

8. How does the vandal disrupt the pep rally in Chapter Thirteen?

9. Why are the twins headed to Fright Farm in Chapter Twelve? Who drives them there? Why?

10. Who is Viv? What does the reader learn about her in Chapters Five and Six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ellery identifies several suspects over the course of the novel. Choose three individuals she suspected who were eventually proven innocent. How does each illustrate the theme of suspicion?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Malcolm and Declan. How are they similar, and how are they different? How is each wrongly treated by the people of Echo Ridge, and what are the effects of this treatment?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Sadie’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a good mother? In what ways is she a bad one? What does the novel say about the importance of motherhood?

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