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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 3, what does Mrs. James have for a snack?

2. In Chapter 1, what notes does Julie go to find instead of eating breakfast?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Megan serve Ray and Julie?

4. In Chapter 1, when does Julie remember her mom redecorating her room for her?

5. In Chapter 3, where does Julie say that she met Bud?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, what happens to Barry?

2. In Chapter 10, how is the Gregg house described?

3. In Chapter 10, why does Ray think that Megan might not be living alone?

4. In Chapter 1, what is revealed about life for Julie and her mother when Julie's father died?

5. In Chapter 7, how does Helen learn that Barry has been shot?

6. In Chapter 3, what does Ray say about the job he had in California and coming back home?

7. In Chapter 3, how does Julie feel when she sees Bud waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs and why?

8. In Chapter 8, what news did Helen learn about Barry before she and Collie left?

9. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Barry observe when he leaves Helen's apartment complex?

10. In Chapter 8, what questions does Collie ask Helen, and what does he think about Barry being shot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some characters in the story are stereotypes. What are some stereotype characters in the novel? How do they advance the narrative? How do these characters advance the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Plot is the sequence of events in a story and how the story is structured. What five different divisions can be used to divide the story into sections? In which section are most of the conflicts in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Julie and Ray were dating before the accident. How would you describe the relationship between Julie and Ray before the accident? How did the accident affect their relationship? Did the accident change the feelings they had for one another?

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