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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift has Kyle gotten for his girlfriend, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A pair of earrings.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A ring.

2. According to Lydia in Chapter 15, what did Kyle center his life around?
(a) Football.
(b) Lydia herself.
(c) The future.
(d) Kim.

3. Kyle feels he does not have a right to what emotion, as revealed in Chapter 6?
(a) Anger.
(b) Hope.
(c) Grief.
(d) Fear.

4. According to Kyle in Chapter 16, what is the best way he can honor Kim’s memory?
(a) By creating a scholarship in her name.
(b) By never moving on.
(c) By standing on his own.
(d) By visiting her grave daily.

5. According to Marley in Chapter 14, what makes her nervous?
(a) Animals.
(b) New people.
(c) Thunderstorms.
(d) Strange food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What party is Kyle attending as Chapter 1 begins?

2. According to Lydia in Chapter 15, what did Kyle never consider in his relationship with Kim?

3. Which of Kyle’s bones has been shattered in the accident, as revealed in Chapter 4?

4. According to the story Marley tells in Chapter 17, who is the man’s true identity?

5. What does Lydia remove in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What odd occurrence does Kyle experience in Chapter 11?

2. What is Marley’s views on telling a story, as she explains in Chapter 13?

3. What advice does Lydia give Kyle in Chapter 6?

4. What does Lydia help Kyle understand in Chapter 15?

5. Which of Marley’s stories does Kyle read in Chapter 17? How does he react?

6. What event does Kyle attend in Chapter 6? What happens there?

7. Where does Kyle go in Chapter 8? What does he bring with him, and what does he discover when he gets there? What does he realize as a result?

8. What happens when Kyle and Marley visit the park in in Chapter 18? What does Kyle learn?

9. What post-graduation plans does Kyle have? How are these plans upended in Chapter 1?

10. Whom does Kyle meet in Chapter 8? What does he learn about this individual?

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