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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 Rina tell Caitlin is the reason that she should try out for cheer leading?

2. What class does Boo want Mrs. O'Koren and Caitlin to take with her?

3. What television channel is Corrina first watching when Caitlin visits?

4. Who do Rogerson and Caitlin visit at the old farmhouse in the country?

5. What does Mrs. O'Koren keep on Cass' bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Caitlin and Corrina have in common?

2. What does Corrina reveal to Caitlin about her family after they see her mother at the store?

3. How does Rogerson behave at Caitlin's cheer leading ceremony?

4. Why is Rina so upset when Caitlin sees her driving?

5. How does the reader know that Cass and Caitlin have a close relationship?

6. Describe Cass' first phone call to her parents.

7. What does Mrs. O'Koren do to support Caitlin's cheer leading, and what are her motives for those actions?

8. Describe Caitlin and Rogerson's first meeting.

9. How is Caitlin preoccupied with Rogerson when she meets up with a distraught Rina?

10. How do Caitlin and Rogerson deal with his father's abuse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Caitlin changed from the beginning of the book until the end? Describe the changes that she faces, and the people and events who affect those changes. Explain why Caitlin is most happy with herself at the end of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Caitlin changes once she begins dating Rogerson. Describe Caitlin in the beginning of the book, and compare that behavior to that while she is dating Rogerson. Provide supporting text to describe her school work, social life, and the choices that she makes under Rogerson's influence.

Essay Topic 3

How has Caitlin's relationship with Rina changed since the beginning of the book? Describe the role that Caitlin's relationship with Rogerson has in affecting her relationship with Rina. Explain how Rina feels about Rogerson in the beginning of his relationship with Caitlin, and how and why those feelings change.

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