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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 was the name of Randy's lecture?

2. What happened at the end of the romantic get away?

3. How did Randy feel when Jai hit his car?

4. In what war did Randy's father serve?

5. What did Randy turn to as a child to learn things?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jai make her last New Year's with Randy a more positive affair?

2. How did Randy meet his childhood pretend hero, and what did he do for Randy?

3. How did Randy spend the day of his lecture?

4. What made Randy's wedding day less romantic than it could have been?

5. How did the beginning of Randy's lecture affect the tone in the room?

6. What did Jai do to Randy's car one day, and how did he respond?

7. Why didn't Randy's wife want him to give the lecture?

8. Why did Randy say looks were deceiving?

9. How did Randy describe his mother?

10. How did Randy rate the coolness of people at a carnival?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the people touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

What were the two head fakes at the end of the book, and what significance did they have to Randy?

Essay Topic 3

Randy endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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