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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 Stewart often run into when he bikes home in the evenings?

2. What color bedspread is in Cass's room that she had bought to take to college?

3. In the Prologue, when is Cass supposed to leave for college?

4. After Cass met Adam, how long would she spend on the phone with him each evening?

5. In Chapter 3, how old does Stewart say that Boo was when he took her away from her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Caitlin during a game in October around Halloween?

2. What does Stewart tell Jack in order to try to help him make piece with Cass leaving?

3. What are Senior Days, and how is Caitlin involved?

4. How does Caitlin describe Rogerson's appearance the first time that she sees him?

5. Who are Boo and Stewart?

6. Who is Cass's boyfriend, and where did they meet?

7. In Chapter 5, where does Caitlin see Rogerson and what is he doing?

8. How does Caitlin feel about cheerleading and why does she stay on the squad?

9. Who is Rogerson's family?

10. What does Rogerson's father do when he comes to the pool house in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

Caitlin begins dating Rogerson. What type of relationship does Caitlin have with Rogerson? What does the relationship reveal about abusive relationships?

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