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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. Jeff decides to talk to Melody as he believes that she is his ______________.

2. Phil tells Jeff it must be great to have a _____________ mother like Melody in his life.

3. Who is waiting for Jeff when he returns to the Baltimore airport this time?

4. Melody asks if they can put everything behind them and Jeff says that he ______________.

5. Melody says that she merely wants a ______________ from Jeff before she leaves on a trip.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jeff suddenly feel that his life is rich at the start of this chapter?

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

5. Why does Jeff begin to ride the roller coasters after returning home to his father's house?

6. What does Jeff do during the last free period of the day during his sophomore year of high school?

7. What does Wilhemina tell Jeff about the Tillerman family and how they arrived at their current home?

8. Why do Brother Thomas and the Professor show up at the amusement park to see Jeff?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The complexity of the relationships in this story mirror so many other families in the world.

Part 1: Why do you think the adults in this story seem to have so many troubles with their relationships?

Part 2: Why do you think Jeff is put into the middle of the problems with his parents?

Part 3: Why do you think relationships are so difficult?

Essay Topic 2

Anger is an emotion which is often suppressed in the modern world. We are told anger is negative and that it only hurts people.

Part 1: What do you think about expressing anger? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Why?

Part 2: Why do you think Jeff is so hesitant to be angry with his mother?

Part 3: Why do you think Jeff feels so guilty after expressing his anger with this mother?

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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