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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 Molly learn that Clarity like to be called?

2. How long does Clarity say that her mother went to New York?

3. In Chapter 5, who come to look at the dogs, but decide not to take one of them?

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what is the name of the girl CJ stays with when her mother tells her to get rid of Molly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Clarity falls into the water?

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

3. What does Gloria tell Hannah about being in the cellar?

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

5. How did Buddy bring Hannah and Ethan back together?

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

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

8. In Chapter 12, what choices did CJ tell Trent that she has for community service?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Toby is reunited with his people at the end of the book. In what way has life been a journey for the dog? What is the goal and purpose of these journeys?

Essay Topic 2

Buddy is put to sleep and then is reborn as a puppy. What is reincarnation? What does reincarnation have to do with fulfilling a purpose that was not completed in another life? What is revealed about reincarnation through Buddy’s rebirth?

Essay Topic 3

CJ makes poor choices in her relationships with men. Why are relationships with Shane and with Gregg a poor decision? How does the relationship that CJ has had with her mother influence the poor choices CJ makes in her relationships with men?

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