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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. According to Kyle in Chapter 18, how does Marley make him feel?

2. According to Lydia in Chapter 15, what did Kyle center his life around?

3. What advice does Lydia dispense to Kyle in Chapter 6?

4. How does Kyle describe his relationship with Kim in Chapter 13?

5. According to Marley in Chapter 13, what is essential to telling a story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What agreement do Kyle and Marley make in Chapter 16?

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

4. 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?

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

6. What does Kyle make for dinner in Chapter 14? What happens during his dinner with Marley?

7. What does Dr. Benefield tell Kyle in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, All This Time. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using the first-person perspective. How does viewing the action through a first-person perspective affect the story? How would the novel change if the story was told through the third person?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Marley and Kim. How does each treat Kyle, and how does Kyle treat each? To what can the reader attribute such behavior? Support your answers with examples from the text.

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