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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. Why is Will's nephew trying to do something to him?

2. Where does Will buy his camera?

3. What does Meg want to be when she grows up?

4. Who does Meg's father mumble to in his office?

5. Why is Meg a difficult child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What favor does Molly ask of Meg just before she is to come home from the hospital?

3. Why do Molly and her mother have such a close connection?

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

5. How does Molly feel when she quits the sport she is involved in at school?

6. What makes Molly so sick in February?

7. What does Meg think when she sees Molly styling her hair?

8. What nick name does Meg get at her new school and how does she get this nickname?

9. What does Will say keeps him from being lonely?

10. What does Meg feel guilty for when Molly is taken to the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Discuss some scenes where this theme appears. How do the characters react to friendship? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and security are two themes presented in this book. Where do these themes appear and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

There are many changes seen in this book. What changes for Molly when she gets sick. How do these changes extend beyond her own situation?

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