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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. Who does CJ go to see that Max recognizes in Chapter 20?

2. What month is it in Chapter 26?

3. What types of places does Molly say that she and CJ drive through after leaving Shane in Chapter 16?

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

5. In Chapter 24, where is Gloria going?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Max find CJ in Chapter 19?

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

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

7. What does Max say about CJ coming to live at Trent's place in Chapter 26?

8. In Chapter 18, what happens to dogs that fail the aggression test at the animal shelter?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

CJ often eats a lot and then throws up. How does CJ feel about herself? How does Gloria reinforce those feelings? What is revealed about eating disorders through CJ’s struggles with her weight?

Essay Topic 2

Gloria and Clarity have a lot of conflicts. In addition to the conflicts between Gloria and Clarity, who else contributes to conflict? What types of conflicts occur most often in the novel? Are these conflicts internal or external?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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