The Last Song Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Nicholas Sparks (author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Last Song Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Nicholas Sparks (author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 kind of shirt does Ronnie buy to cover her stained one in Chapter 3?

2. What refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces in literature?

3. Marcus invites Ronnie where before leaving in Chapter 8?

4. What does Ronnie begin to do when she arrives home in Chapter 14?

5. What does Ronnie try to get Blaze to do when she finds her in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inconsistencies can be seen in Ronnie's feelings about her father between the Prologue and Chapter 1? What does this foreshadow?

2. What conversation do Ronnie and Blaze have in Chapter 12? How does Ronnie feel about it?

3. Where does Ronnie go in Chapter 3? What happens as she watches a volleyball game there?

4. What main characters are established in the Prologue? What is the protagonist preparing to do?

5. What does Ronnie do after leaving the volleyball game in Chapter 3? Who does she meet?

6. What fight breaks out in Chapter 5? Who begins it and who ends it?

7. What happens when a police officer comes to take Ronnie home in Chapter 6?

8. How has Steve's abandonment affected Ronnie? How is this seen in Chapter 1?

9. Where is Ronnie going to stay with her father in Chapter 1? How is Ronnie's relationship with her father described?

10. What does Steve contemplate as he waits for Ronnie in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact of Steve's cancer on his family. Why did Steve choose to hide his illness? What are Ronnie's and Jonah's reactions upon hearing their father is dying? What kind of cancer does Steve have? Where has the cancer spread? Why are there no treatment options to help Steve?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Will's character development in the novel. What does the reader learn about Will's friendship and obligation to Scott in Chapter 20? What does Ronnie, and by extension, the reader, learn in this chapter which illuminates the rationale behind Will's actions? What does Will think of Ronnie in comparison with his ex-girlfriend?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Will's family history. How does the wealth of Will's family differ from that of the other characters? How is Will's house described in the narrative? How does Ronnie interact with each of Will's parents? What causes her intimidation?

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