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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 2, what year is Aza in school?

2. In Chapter 2, where does Daisy work?

3. In Chapter 9, how old is Noah?

4. In Chapter 3, what is the island made of that Aza and Daisy canoe past?

5. In Chapter 7, how does Daisy describe Mychal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mychal approach Aza in Chapter 7 at school, and why does Aza think he approaches her?

2. In Chapter 8, how does Dr. Singh say that Aza describes herself?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Davis give Aza and why?

4. In Chapter 8, how does Aza describe Dr. Singh's office?

5. In spite of her anxiety, how does Aza have a normal life in Chapter 9?

6. In Chapter 5, who does Daisy say that Russell Pickett's will leaves his estate to?

7. Why does Davis suggest they go to his house after dinner in Chapter 9?

8. In Chapter 2, what news article does Daisy read while Aza is driving her to work?

9. At the end of Chapter 8, how does Aza say that you can measure how crazy you are?

10. In Chapter 7, how is Russell Pickett described in the police report?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel takes place in Indianapolis, Indiana. Does the setting of the novel serve as a backdrop for the characters or does it take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 14, Aza considers a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay. What do the lines that Aza remember convey? What does the poem signify to Aza and her life?

Essay Topic 3

Davis uses many quotes to preface the entries on his blog. Why does Davis use so many quotes? What is particularly significant about the quotes he uses to preface entries about Aza? What do these quotes represent about his life and Aza’s life?

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