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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. In Chapter 39, what is the date?

2. In Chapter 45, how long might the red fibers found on Chase's jacket been on the jacket?

3. In Chapter 36, who gives the sheriff and his deputy a motive for Chase's death?

4. In Chapter 24, what does Kya give Chase?

5. In Chapter 49, how late was the bus on the night of October 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 45, who does Kya see in the courtroom, and how does their presence make her feel?

2. In Chapter 29, what does Kya read in the newspaper?

3. In Chapter 42, what is the county jail like?

4. In Chapter 37, how does Jumpin' try to signal to Kya that something is wrong, and what happens soon after?

5. In Chapter 43, how does Kya describe what she sees in Tate's microscope?

6. In Chapter 41, why does Kya decide not to tell anyone that Chase attacked her?

7. In Chapter 33, what news does Jodie tell Kya and what does he bring her?

8. In Chapter 47, what possible explanation does Kya's lawyer give for there being no footprints around Chase's body?

9. What does Kya think when Chase tries to be intimate with her in Chapter 23?

10. In Chapter 26, what is Tate doing when Kya sees him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Point of view limits what readers know about characters and events. What is the point of view in the novel? How does that point of view affect what is revealed about characters and events? How does the point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

On Page 241, Kya makes a comment that “parenthood is a thinner line than one might think.” What is Kya observing when she makes that comment? Why is the line of parenthood thin among gulls? How is parenthood a thin line among humans? What does Kya mean when she says that “parenthood is a thinner line than one might think”?

Essay Topic 3

Kya is acquitted of Chase’s death at a trial. Why was Kya very afraid of Chase and what he might do to her? How does Tate learn that Kya did kill Chase? Did Kya kill Chase in self-defense? How does the author imply that Kya was morally justified in killing Chase?

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