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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 type of trees are in the forest near Jenna's house?

2. How long was the man that Ethan beat up in the hospital?

3. In "Hold On," what did Jenna dream that she was doing?

4. In "A Science Lesson," where does Dane sit while Allys begins her discussion?

5. In "A Science Lesson," where are the students having a science and ethics session?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Pieces," what does Jenna realize about what happens when someone is busy delivering?

2. In "Silver," what does Jenna learn about the accident?

3. What is Allys's condition in "They Know"?

4. What is Jenna's life like at the end of the novel?

5. Why does Jenna tell Lily about her memory and other things rather than tell her parents?

6. What does Jenna find in the locked room in her parents' bedroom in "Environment," and what does she realize about her find?

7. Why is Jenna shorter than she was before the accident?

8. What happend at Mr. Bender's in "Silver"?

9. Why is there a filibuster by Senator Harris?

10. What did Lily and Jenna talk about before the recital on disc two of Jenna's 16th year?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel takes place in a small town in California. Does the setting serve as a backdrop or take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Jenna is her parents’ only child. How does being her parents’ only child affect the relationship that Jenna has with her parents? What things have the three of them done to sabotage their relationship? How would you describe their relationship and how it evolves?

Essay Topic 3

Jenna compares the work that has been done for her after the accident to the restoration work her mother is having done on the house. In what way are both Jenna and the house a work of restoration? Why do they both need restored? How is the restoration of the house similar to Jenna’s restoration?

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