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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. Where does Gloria go shopping in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 4, how many of Buddy's siblings have fur like his?

3. What was Buddy's name before it was Buddy?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Molly decide that the family with the little girls left without her or Rocky?

2. How does Buddy remember feeling when Ethan died and how does it feel now?

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

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

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

6. Why is CJ arrested in Chapter 10?

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

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

9. What happens when Clarity falls into the water?

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

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

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 3

CJ, Trent, and Max visit the Farm. How is CJ reunited with family? What is revealed about homecomings and reunions through being reunited with her family?

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