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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 Will tell Marcus about what Ellie told him in Chapter 20?

2. What does Ellie confess to Marcus in Chapter 25?

3. Why is the Christmas dinner a disaster?

4. What can Will not find a polite way out of in Chapter 22?

5. How does Marcus react when he sees Ellie at Suzie's New Year's Eve party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marcus run out of the house in Chapter 26?

2. What shocks Marcus' classmates in Chapter 21?

3. Describe the Christmas dinner in Chapter 22.

4. What deal do Marcus and Will make in Chapter 26?

5. What does Will confess to Rachel in Chapter 28?

6. What do Ellie and Marcus talk about at the party in Chapter 25?

7. What does Will tell Marcus in Chapter 20 when Marcus tells Will about his run-in with Ellie?

8. What lie does Will tell Rachel?

9. Why does Fiona suggest that Marcus visit his father? What makes Marcus agree to go?

10. What disappoints Marcus in Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the struggles faced by Marcus throughout the novel. How does he deal with these obstacles and how does he overcome them? What causes these problems for him?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Marcus' relationships with his parents. Does he have good relationships with them? Why or why not? How do his relationships with his parents evolve as the novel progresses?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Will's fear of commitment. Why does he fear commitment? How does this fear of commitment impact his life?? What or who leads him to consider commitment by the end of the novel?

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