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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. For Nori's 16th birthday, where could Will have been instead of at her party?

2. How old was Alice when she was pregnant before she got married?

3. In Chapter 13, what is Akira reading to Nori before bed?

4. When was Seiko's birthday?

5. In Chapter 16, who is the first to find Alice when she miscarries?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nori end the relationship with Will?

2. What is Hiromoto's house like?

3. What is the drive like to Tokyo in Chapter 9?

4. Who helps Nori when boys nearly knock her off balance at the festival in Chapter 13?

5. How does George feel about having Nori stay with them?

6. What does Jane, Alice's sister, say to Nori at a party Alice has for Nori?

7. What does Alice think about her husband?

8. Who are William and Alice Stafford?

9. After Nori recovers, what does she remember about the accident?

10. How does Noah court Nori?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the author switch the point of view? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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