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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. In Chapter 16, where does Bart guess that CJ is from?

2. In Chapter 26, how long does it take CJ to get to the couch?

3. At the end of Chapter 18, how does Molly die?

4. Where is Gloria going with next month with her new boyfriend in Chapter 25?

5. How long have some people been on dialysis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Max describe his life with Trent at the beginning of Chapter 25?

2. Who comes back to live with CJ in Chapter 28, and why?

3. What does Hannah give CJ in Chapter 27?

4. In Chapter 28, what does CJ realize about the activity Max does that Trent calls praying?

5. In Chapter 24, what does CJ do with Max and what reason does she give?

6. What does Molly do at the end of Chapter 17?

7. In Chapter 25, what does Trent realize about Liesel?

8. How do the police find out that CJ is a runaway is Chapter 17?

9. In Chapter 21, what has Trent been doing?

10. How does Max die at the end of Chapter 28?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The novel is about a dog that has many lives. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not fantasy?

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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