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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 Lydia do when Will is at the house?

2. What does Tierny stop doing when Molly gets sick?

3. What does Meg notice her parents do less when Molly comes home from the hospital?

4. What does Meg see on Molly's leg?

5. What is Maria doing when Molly first meets her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impresses Meg when she starts teaching Will?

2. How does Charles say the family can help Molly as she is dying?

3. Why does Maria ask a favor of Meg while Molly is in the hospital again?

4. What does Molly look like when Meg comes to see her in the hospital?

5. What does Will teach Molly about and why does he teach her this?

6. How does Molly act when she comes home from the hospital?

7. How does Meg feel when Molly goes back to the hospital and why does she feel this way?

8. What does Molly ask of Meg as she is taken to the hospital again?

9. What strange thing does Ben show Meg in the garden?

10. What causes Molly to go to the hospital again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of sacrifice is very prevalent in this book. What characters are most affected by this theme and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives? Provide specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How is Meg able to find closure in the face of her sister's death? Provide specific examples from the book.

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