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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 27, where does Chase say that his aunts come for Christmas?

2. In Chapter 31, how does Kya address Tate in the dedication she writes in the book she gives him?

3. In Chapter 39, who sees Kya fighting Chase?

4. In Chapter 42, how long has Kya been in a cell?

5. In Chapter 24, where does Chase take Kya?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 25, what does Patti Love say was missing from her son's effects, and where does she say the item came from?

4. In Chapter 37, how does Kya get the lawyer who represents her at the trial?

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

6. In Chapter 46, what feelings does Kya have about meeting her editor, Robert Foster?

7. In Chapter 24, what does Kya see from the fire tower, and what does she think of the view?

8. In Chapter 49, how does the defense attorney try to say that Kya might have killed Chase, when she was supposed to have been in Greenville at the time?

9. In Chapters 28, what does Hal Miller, a shrimper, tell the sheriff and his deputy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kya has a relationship with Chase. Why does Kya accept Chase’s advances? How long is their relationship? What makes Kya end the relationship? How does Chase lie during the relationship? How does he expect the relationship to continue even after his marriage? Why is the relationship dysfunctional?

Essay Topic 2

Tate teaches Kya to read. What freedom does reading give Kya? In what ways does reading transform her life and enable her to survive?

Essay Topic 3

Tate introduces Kya to poetry. Why does Kya like poetry? How and why does poetry give Kya comfort in times of distress?

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