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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. When Jess wakes in the middle of the night in Chapter 11, what does he think has happened?

2. What happens to Jess’s father in Chapter 8?

3. Leslie says the finished living room is “worthy to be in ________” what?

4. What does Leslie believe has caused the rain in Chapter 9?

5. Who is the only one at the table whose head isn’t down in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is different about the creek bed in Chapter 8?

2. Why does Jess describe his day with Miss Edmunds as the “perfect day”?

3. How Jesse’s father is portrayed differently in Chapter 11? What does he do?

4. What does Jess resolve to talk to Leslie about in Chapter 10? What does he anticipate will be her reaction?

5. Why do Jess’s sisters accuse him of not caring about Leslie’s death?

6. When Jess wakes in the night in Chapter 11, what does he think has happened?

7. Why is Jess in such a hurry to get out of his house the morning that Miss Edmunds’ invites him to Washington D.C.?

8. Why does Mr. Burke find Jess so helpful?

9. Why is Jesse upset that Leslie is being cremated?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 9, Jess muses on the differences between his own mother and Judy, Leslie’s mother. What differences does he think about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jess believes that he’s always received less affection than his sisters. More than anything he wants to be able to hug and kiss his father like his younger sisters. Why does Jess feel too old for this? How do his parents treat him differently than his sisters? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Jess believes that he and Miss Edmunds love each other. He describes their love and connection as truer and purer than other kinds of love. Describe their relationship. How does Miss Edmunds feel? What is the basis of the their relationship? What relationship might he be replacing with his feelings for Miss Edmunds?

Essay Topic 3

What provokes Jess and Leslie to befriend Janice when they find her crying?

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