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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. Melody takes Jeff into the city to show him how green and polluted the ______________ is.

2. Jeff, on the island, sees a world in which he is the only ______________ inhabitant.

3. Brother Thomas also suggests to Jeff that Jeff talk to his father about _______________ as it would be good for him.

4. When Melody does arrive at the airport, he is immediately stunned by her ____________ once more.

5. ___________ wants to pour her life experiences into Jeff so he can carry them into his life.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Professor do when he reads the note that was left for him from Melody?

2. What happens after the Professor offers to buy Jeff a new guitar if he wants one?

3. Why does Jeff send Melody a beautiful scarf for Christmas the year after he visits her?

4. What doesn't Jeff mind about waiting at the airport for his mother?

5. What did Jeff bring back from Charleston for Brother Thomas to enjoy?

6. What is the picture Melody painted once that made Jeff wake up worried during the night?

7. What does Melody say when Jeff tells her that he gets only Bs and Cs in school?

8. What does the Professor give to Jeff for Christmas, which causes Jeff to cry?

9. What does Brother Thomas announce when he comes over for Christmas dinner?

10. What does Jeff realize as night falls when he is on the island's land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the case of separate and divorce, children are often made to chose one parent over another, as Jeff was.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important for a child to choose a side during a divorce?

Part 2: Why do you think it's unfair to have a child make a decision about who he should live with?

Part 3: In what ways might Jeff's life have been affected if he had made the opposite decisions about the parent to live with?

Essay Topic 2

The truth is not always a pretty thing, as Jeff finds out when he finally confronts his mother.

Part 1: Why do you think people lie to the ones they love?

Part 2: Why do you think Melody does not want to tell Jeff the truth about her situation and her feelings toward him?

Part 3: Do you think Jeff should have told Melody the truth about his feelings? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Professor points out at one point that all families that are happy are happy in the same way, but those that are unhappy are unhappy in unique ways.

Part 1: Do you think families can ever be completely happy? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think unhappy families have unique experiences of being unhappy?

Part 3: Do you think the idea that families can be unhappy makes the unhappy family situation easier or harder? Why?

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