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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 delivers nutrients into Stella's stomach?

2. What does Stella discover is getting worse in Chapter 7?

3. While in Will's room in Chapter 7, what is Stella surprised to see?

4. What are the names of Stella's best friends?

5. How long will Stella be in the hospital this time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has Will affected Stella's anxiety? What solution does she propose in Chapter 6? What is Will's response?

3. What does Stella remember about Arizona in Chapter 11? How does this memory contribute to Stella's feelings of guilt?

4. What does Barb tell Stella about B. cepacia in the third chapter? How does she react to the information?

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

6. What are some things Will learns about Stella during his all-night marathon of her videos in Chapter 4?

7. How does Stella's lunch with her mother in Chapter 9 add to Stella's feelings of guilt?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What might Stella be like had she never lost her sister Abby? Argue for an alternative reality based on what the reader knows of Stella’s history, actions, and beliefs.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Will’s relationship with his mother with Poe’s relationship with his mother. How are they similar, and how are they different?

Essay Topic 3

First impressions can be deceiving in this novel. How do Stella and Will differ from the first impressions they make? How are these first impressions revised and/or altered as the novel progresses?

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