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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. During what month does Melody decide to finally leave the Professor and Jeff?

2. Where does Brother Thomas reveal he will be studying for the next year?

3. What does Jeff write to Melody after he arrives back in town from his trip with his mother?

4. Melody introduces Jeff to the two women as the ________________ even though they did not know of him.

5. As Jeff was leaving the island, __________ did not watch him go.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening at the house where Melody says that she and Jeff need to stop?

2. What does Jeff do in order to feel healed and to feel at home once more?

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

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

5. Who is waiting for Jeff at the train station when he arrives back home?

6. What does Melody's new boyfriend, Max, refuse to let Jeff do when he is staying with them?

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

8. What does Melody tell Jeff when they are out on their walk together?

9. What does Jeff do in order to stay in contact with his mother, Melody, after he returns home?

10. What does the heron seem to be saying to Jeff as Jeff notices it flying across the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jeff does a number of things in order to try to escape his feelings and his troubles.

Part 1: Why do you think Jeff is draw to the marshes when he is out living with his mom?

Part 2: Why do you think Jeff goes to the roller coasters in order to escape his feelings?

Part 3: Do you think it's every possible to escape your feelings? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

It is revealed that Jeff is actually a very smart man, though his mother and others were quick to point out his faults.

Part 1: Why do you think Melody wanted Jeff to feel as though he was not smart?

Part 2: Why do you think the Professor didn't push Jeff harder in school?

Part 3: Do you think Jeff was a smart student all along? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Jeff's mom seems to be a character who is lost in herself and lost in her baser needs.

Part 1: Do you think Jeff's mother, Melody, is a good person? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think Jeff's mother doesn't try to spend more time with Jeff?

Part 3: Why do you think Jeff's mother decided to walk out on her family?

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