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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 type of patient is Louis?

2. Who is Raul?

3. What did the Hospital used to be?

4. Why did Joy go to the museum before she went to the Hospital?

5. Where does Joy find her mother's phone number?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Bek say are the two types of patients in the Hospital?

2. What happens during the first blizzard of the year at the Hospital?

3. Who are Joy's first foster parents?

4. Who in the Hospital goes missing one day?

5. Who are the twins?

6. What does Dr. Bek say about the recovery?

7. What does Joy learn about her mother during an Internet session?

8. What happens when the patients rebel against the Hospital?

9. Which patient dies outside of the Hospital?

10. Who is Joy's second foster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Joy's understanding of her mother changes throughout the novel. Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of loneliness and isolation in the wake of an epidemic.

Essay Topic 3

Joy is a survivor. Analyze how the author uses the character of Joy to develop the theme of survival.

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