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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 does Jenny's mom think of James?

2. What does Helen announce after smelling gardenias in the room?

3. What does Billy find?

4. What does the person to whom she reads her writing do?

5. Where do Jenny's parents want to send her to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James find out about Billy's father when he goes to visit the mother?

2. How does Helen's love for reading help her when she gets to Jenny's house?

3. Why does Billy come to Jenny's house?

4. Why is Cathy upset at her daughter?

5. What does Helen do when she calls Mr. Brown?

6. How does Helen cover for herself when she accidentally calls Jenny's father by the wrong name?

7. What happens when Jenny takes her body back?

8. What does Helen feel as she reads her piece to Mr. Brown?

9. Why is the food different now from what Jenny remembers?

10. What changes after Billy and Helen experience his memory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in great detail how the connection between Helen and Mr. Brown changes after she meets James.

Essay Topic 2

How is Helen finally free to go to Heaven, and what does she find when she gets there?

Essay Topic 3

Explain in detail how Helen has survived over the decades since her death.

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