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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 the name of the student newspaper?

2. Who does Ellery see at the store in Chapter Eight?

3. To what did the theme park change its name after the murder?

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

5. With what is Ellery obsessed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strange occurrence do Malcolm and Mia observe in Chapter Eleven?

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

3. What question does Viv ask Malcolm in Chapter Fourteen? How does he respond?

4. Who is nominated for the homecoming court, as revealed in Chapter Nine? What is the reaction to this news?

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

6. What odd comments does Brooke make to Malcolm in Chapter Fourteen?

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

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

9. Whom does Ellery meet upon going to Fright Fest for the first time? What happens there?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was behind the murders in Echo Ridge? Who was behind the vandalism? What were the motives for these crimes? How do these crimes (and their perpetrators) say about the idea of crime and punishment?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Declan and Peter. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Appearances in the story can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

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