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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. Where does Meg wait while Molly is taken to the hospital?

2. How old is Meg when the family moves?

3. What is Molly's new boyfriend's name?

4. What was the reason for the family moving?

5. How many lenses does Meg's camera have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How could Will have had a lucrative career?

2. What does Molly do the moment she gets in her room at the new house?

3. Who is Clarice?

4. What does Will want in exchange for letting Meg use his camera?

5. What kind of treatment does Molly get in the hospital?

6. What does Molly say she admires most about Meg?

7. Why does Meg decide she doesn't want to go to summer camp?

8. What is Will's nephew trying to do to him?

9. What causes Molly to be rushed to the hospital?

10. What is Meg's father's schedule like in the country?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Meg and Molly are two very similar people, yet they have some very notable and important differences. Write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters and use the text to cite examples to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

What role does Meg play in Happy's birth and how does this affect her personally? Provide specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity was a main theme in this book. Where does this theme appear and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot? Provide examples from the book.

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