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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 type of dog is Buddy's mother in Chapter 4?

2. How old was Clarity when her mother left her home alone?

3. How much weight does Gloria say that she has lost in Chapter 10?

4. At the end of Chapter 13, what do CJ and Gloria hang on a Christmas tree?

5. What does Molly learn that Clarity like to be called?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the Man and Jennifer decide to do when Bella will not nurse the puppies?

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

4. In Chapter 14, why does CJ want to have a private talk with Sheryl?

5. What happens when Clarity falls into the water?

6. Why does CJ decide to quit smoking?

7. How does Clarity get Gloria to let her keep Molly?

8. At the end of Chapter 2, why does Hannah decide to take Buddy to the vet?

9. What does Gloria give Molly to eat in Chapter 9, and how does the food affect Molly?

10. In Chapter 9, who is Molly's favorite of CJ's friends and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

CJ is a woman in her 70s at the end of the novel. How do the experiences CJ has and the people she meets help her mature and make peace with her past?

Essay Topic 2

CJ is with her mother when she dies. How does CJ’s relationship with her mother change? Does Gloria’s relationship with CJ ever change? What is revealed about forgiveness from the way CJ treats her mother at the end of her mother’s life?

Essay Topic 3

Some chapters in the novel end with a cliffhanger. What is a cliffhanger? How might a cliffhanger increase suspense? How do these inconclusive endings affect readers?

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