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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 chat room?

2. What did the Hospital used to be?

3. Who dies outside the Hospital?

4. Where did the narrator live before the Hospital?

5. Who is Beatrice Lurry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Joy's first foster parents?

2. What does the new pilgrim give Joy advice for?

3. Which person from Joy's past haunted the Stop and Shop where she worked?

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

5. Who in the Hospital goes missing one day?

6. Who are Olds and Older?

7. Who is Joy's second foster?

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

9. Which patient dies outside of the Hospital?

10. What puts an end to the patients' rebellion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Joy's childhood trauma. What is her understanding of it, and how she does process it throughout the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the voice of Joy. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text to analyze the nature of this voice and what it suggests about the character.

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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