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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 Joy imagine when she lies in bed at night?

2. What does Joy decide to do with Dr. Bek that she has never done before?

3. Who joins the Hospital?

4. Which patient tries to get the TV to work?

5. What are the patients instructed to look for in the Hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joy do in the basement when she sneaks down there during a blizzard?

2. Who is Joy's second foster?

3. What is the new pilgrim's name and where did he come from?

4. What does Marcus always wear?

5. Who are Olds and Older?

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

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

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

9. What nation-wide issue is the U.S. facing at the start of the book?

10. Who in the Hospital goes missing one day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay in which you explore Joy's relationship with the Psychologist. What is the nature of this relationship, and what does Joy come to realize about it when she is an adult?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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