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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 Ethan's golden retriever?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Gloria feed Molly?

3. Where is Buddy sitting at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. What does Jennifer name Buddy in Chapter 5?

5. What type of fur does Gloria buy in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is CJ arrested in Chapter 10?

2. Why does CJ decide she and Molly will go to California in Chapter 15?

3. In Chapter 2 the summer after it is learned that Buddy has cancer, where does he have the least amount of pain?

4. What becomes Clarity and Molly's routine in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 11, what does CJ tell Trent about Juvie?

6. How does Molly like living at Jennifer's house?

7. How does Molly feel when Clarity leaves without her in Chapter 5?

8. Where does Clarity put Molly when she has to leave in Chapter 6?

9. What happens when Buddy and the other puppies are introduced to Johnny and why?

10. What is learned about Buddy at the vet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Clarity is little, Clarity gets in trouble, because her mother does not watch her. How is Gloria focused upon herself and what she wants? What is revealed about her ability to be a mother?

Essay Topic 2

Gloria criticizes CJ when she tells a woman at a party that she has cancer. Why is Gloria angry when CJ tells a woman that she has cancer? Why does CJ tell the woman that she has cancer? What is revealed about empathy and lack of empathy through CJ and Gloria’s actions?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the plot? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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