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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 4, what does Will's mother try to do that disgusts Will?

2. What has Dr. Hamid concerned at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. When Will sketches Stella in Chapter 9, what amuses him about her?

4. What is the name of the hospital where Stella is staying?

5. In Chapter 10, Will realizes that he has never seen whom visit the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stella experience as she is placed under anesthesia in Chapter 13?

2. According to Will in Chapter 10, in which type of art is he most interested? Why?

3. What is Abby doing in the video Stella watches in Chapter 9?

4. Why is Will looking forward to his birthday? What are his plans?

5. What does Poe tell Will about himself in Chapter 12? What effect does this have on Will?

6. How does Stella decorate her hospital room at the beginning of the novel?

7. In Chapter 4, what does the reader learn about Will's relationship with his mother?

8. What impact is Stella having on Will's health, as described in Chapter 8?

9. How is Will already impacting Stella's behavior in Chapter 5? What risky behaviors does she perform because of him?

10. Over what do Poe and Stella argue in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Will’s relationship with his mother changes over the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Risk taking (or its opposite, playing it safe) plays a big role in the lives of the main characters. Discuss how this idea is illustrated by the lives of Stella, Will, and Poe. How does the behavior of each reflect their characters as well as the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using alternating perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of both Stella and Will affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one of their perspectives?

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