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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 does the Professor show to Jeff at the end of October, though he does not show any expression as to how he feels about it?

2. Whose car does Jeff see when he is coming home ten days before school lets out?

3. Jeff realizes that ______________ is feeling bleak and hopeless during that summer.

4. When does Jeff sit outside the school and play guitar in order to work on some songs?

5. Where did Dicey and her siblings travel from when their mother was put into a hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is waiting for Jeff when he returns from his visit with Melody?

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

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

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

5. Why does Sammy think that if his sister turned out to be like their mom it wouldn't be a bad thing?

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

7. What does Melody say that she is doing with Max which is why she wants to say goodbye to Jeff?

8. What does the girl that stops to listen to Jeff do when she comes back to visit a second time?

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

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

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

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

No matter what happens with his mom, Jeff seems to still want a relationship with her. Even with unanswered letters, he continues to hold onto the picture of her he has in his head.

Part 1: Why do you think Jeff is so committed to being loyal to his mother?

Part 2: If you were Jeff, would you be so loyal? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that Jeff should have given his mother another chance? Why or why not?

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