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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. Brother Thomas tells Jeff that he will finally have to tell the Professor what he is ______________.

2. Jeff has emotionally gone inside of himself, to a small ______ where he locked the memories of his day and night spent on the beach.

3. What is the reason for Dicey's anger, which quickly passes once she realizes what is happening?

4. A girl seems to be drawn against her will by the ______________ when Jeff is outside.

5. The lawyer tells Jeff that Gambo had decided that the ______________ descendant should inherit her estate.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Professor worried when Gambo's lawyer is coming to visit their house?

2. Why does Jeff decide to stay instead of running away from Melody as she sits on the lawn?

3. What does Jeff begin to do in order to see Dicey more often, meeting her brother at the same time?

4. What is the achievement Jeff learns he and Dicey both share?

5. What was Phil's impression of Jeff's mother when she stopped in town to visit Jeff?

6. When Jeff is asked to write an essay about a real character for his English class, who does he write about?

7. What does Jeff realize about the Professor's expectations of him at school?

8. What does Melody believe about the reason why Jeff decided to stay with his father instead of with her?

9. Who are the two students that Jeff finds interesting at Chrisfeld school?

10. What does Jeff begin to realize the principal at his school and Melody did when he receives all As?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Melody decides she wants custody of Jeff, he responds in a different way than he might have expected a few years earlier.

Part 1: Why do you think Jeff reacts in the way he does when Melody decides she wants custody?

Part 2: Why do you think the Professor acts in the way he does when Melody decides she wants custody?

Part 3: Why do you think Melody decides she wants custody of Jeff after all of these years?

Essay Topic 2

When the Professor gets a lot of money for his book, he realizes they can move to a fancy house. But he and Jeff decide not to do so.

Part 1: Why do you think the Professor and Jeff decide to live in the isolated cabin?

Part 2: Why do you think the Professor even suggested he and Jeff move to a bigger house?

Part 3: Why is the cabin setting a good environment for both the Professor and for Jeff?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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