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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. What is Jeff doing in the bay when he realizes that he has practiced not being anybody, though he wants to learn who he is?

2. At whose farmhouse does Jeff begin to spend more and more time?

3. What does Jeff begin to do as it's the only thing which reminds him of the excitement he felt at the beach?

4. What is the name of Dicey's brother, who Jeff meets when he is spending more time with Dicey?

5. The Professor reveals that Melody's ______________ hurt him repeatedly.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jeff realize about Dicey when Dicey's mother dies?

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

5. What had Melody told Jeff she would have done if he was a girl instead of a boy?

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

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

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

9. What does Jeff do for the Tillermans, though he has gone out of his way to avoid them after Melody's visit?

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

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?

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

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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