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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 is the only food that Madeline is able to eat in "Readmitted"?

2. Where does Olly's friend Zach live?

3. At what time does Madeline describe Olly standing at the window and writing "Good Morning" on the glass in "Neighborhood Watch #2"?

4. What does Dr. Chase allow Madeline to do in "Six Weeks A.D."?

5. What is Madeline's brother holding in the photo that her mother gives her in “Aloha Means Hello and Good-bye, Part 1”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Madeline contemplate on Olly's rooftop in “The End is the Beginning is the End”?

2. Why does Madeline come to envy Olly's life in “Higher Education"?

3. Why does Madeline break off communication with Olly in “Released, Part Two”?

4. What purchases do Madeline and Olly make at the souvenir shop in “Remembrance of Things Past"?

5. How have Madeline's circumstances changed in “Readmitted”?

6. How does Madeline perceive her union with Olly in “All the Words”?

7. What is the significance of the chapters that are titled "Madeline's Dictionary"?

8. What is the significance of the family portrait that Madeline's mother gives her?

9. What does Carla observe outside the window when the truck is heard in “Reunion”?

10. Why does Olly express anger toward his mother in “This Time”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Olly in the novel. How old is Olly? What is his family like? How does he meet Madeline and what are the circumstances of their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Dr. Paula Whittier in Everything, Everything. How would you characterize Dr. Whittier's relationship with her daughter? What is revealed about Dr. Whittier's character as the story progresses? Would you consider Dr. Whittier to be a protagonist or antagonist in the story? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the various literary allusions in Everything, Everything. How do the literary works cited relate to the characters and themes in this novel? Why do you think the author chooses to insert these allusions? How do the allusions inform the reader?

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