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Conviction:
Study Materials


Prepared by
skylar Hamilton Burris

Purpose of these Materials:
These materials may be downloaded for free by both teachers and students, and they are intended to enrich the student's reading and learning experience.  If you are a teacher who would like to make Conviction assigned reading, you may purchase the book directly from the publisher at a 45% disco unt. The documents below are available as PDF files.  If you do not have the Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free at www.adobe.com.  
Study Guide:
You may download the study guide by clicking here.  The study guide contains a brief plot summary of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a timeline of historical events forming the backdrop of Conviction, and a list of characters, complete with short descriptions.   
Essay Questions:
Teachers, if you would like your students to write an essay on Conviction, consider using one of the four essay questions found here
Self-Scoring Quiz
I have contributed an automatically scored quiz to the FunTrivia website.  The quiz asks ten questions about the novel Conviction. This quiz will open in a separate browser window.  Close the window to return to this page.
Critical Reading Quiz
Click here to download a 20 question Critical Reading quiz.  The questions in this quiz are modeled after the SAT I Critical Reading questions and the SAT II English literature subject test questions. An answer key is available for teachers only.  To request the answer key, e-mail me at ssburris@msn.com.   You will need to answer a few questions to confirm your status as a teacher before receiving the answer key.
© copyright 2005, Skylar Hamilton Burris

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