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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 20, what is the name of the dog that CJ is watching?

2. In Chapter 22, how long does Barry give CJ to find a new apartment?

3. How long has Trent been seeing Liesel in Chapter 23?

4. What does CJ use to help her walk when she starts getting up in Chapter 26?

5. In Chapter 25, who comes and takes Max for walks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hannah give CJ in Chapter 27?

3. What does Molly say about the car ride after she and CJ leave Shane in Chapter 16?

4. How does a man bother CJ and Molly during a rain storm in Chapter 17?

5. Why does Max chew CJ's shoes in Chapter 23?

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

7. In Chapter 26, what does Trent arrange for CJ and how does the visit go?

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

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

10. At the end of Chapter 27, why does Max bark at Mrs. Warren?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A protagonist is the hero of the story, and the antagonist is someone who cause the protagonist conflict. Who is the protagonist in the novel? Who causes the protagonist the most conflict?

Essay Topic 2

Max remembers his other lives. How does remembering other lives affect Max’s behavior? What problems and challenges has CJ had in her life? How does the past influence the present for Max and CJ?

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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