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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. How does Dr. Benefield describe the brain in Chapter 7?
(a) As an enigmatic engine.
(b) As a magnificent machine.
(c) As a confounding contraption.
(d) As an amazing apparatus.

2. Where does Kyle experience a vision of Kim in Chapter 12?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The shower.
(c) The pond.
(d) The gym.

3. What does Kyle serve for his second dinner date with Marley in Chapter 17?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Hot dogs.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) Spaghetti.

4. What has Kyle begun to attend, as he explains at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) College classes.
(b) Counseling sessions.
(c) Physical therapy.
(d) Church.

5. According to Dr. Benefield in Chapter 7, what is one of the functions of the brain?
(a) To cushion us from change.
(b) To shelter us from shame.
(c) To protect us from pain.
(d) To guard us from grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Marley in Chapter 16, what did she lose when her sister died?

2. What object does Kyle consider at the end of Chapter 9?

3. What flowers does Kyle leave on Kim’s grave in Chapter 8?

4. What career does Kyle consider for himself in Chapter 13?

5. According to Lydia in Chapter 6, what will she no longer do for Kyle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Kyle learn in Chapter 3? How does he learn this information?

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

3. What creature does Kyle aid in Chapter 10? What odd occurrence does Kyle experience when he does so?

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

5. What happens when Kyle arrives home in Chapter 4? What does he discover?

6. Why do Kyle and Sam argue in Chapter 12? What does Kyle realize about himself?

7. What opportunity does Kyle pursue in Chapter 18? What opportunity does his mother give him?

8. Why do Kyle and Sam argue in Chapter 15? What does Kyle realize about his friend?

9. What is the significance of the charm bracelet Kyle wants to give Kim in Chapter 1?

10. What happens when Kyle goes for a walk in Chapter 4? How does he react?

(see the answer keys)

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