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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 Owen tell Alvy?

2. Why does Owen make contact with Alvy?

3. What is Lizzie trying to do when she talks to her brother?

4. Who takes Lizzie to the healing center?

5. How many people see Lizzie off when she is reborn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Curtis give to his new wife as a wedding present?

2. How did Owen die?

3. Why does Owen abandon Jen?

4. How is Lizzie rescued after she tries to back out of the Sneaker Clause?

5. What does Lizzie ask Owen's help with, and why?

6. How is Lizzie able to have a chat with her brother?

7. What secret does Lizzie ask Curtis to keep for her?

8. Why does Owen adopt Jen?

9. What surprise does Lizzie get when she is 9 years old in Elsewhere?

10. What surprise does Lizzie get after Sadie becomes a puppy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

How did Lizzie change when he was around his family and when he was around his friends, and what caused these changes?

Essay Topic 3

What were the main reasons for the ending of the relationship between Owen and Emily and how did the end of this relationship affect some of the other characters in the book?

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