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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. Where was Joy's mother raised?

2. Who comes to get Joy out of the shower?

3. What does Joy miss while she is crying in the shower?

4. Who is Marcus?

5. Which Floor Group gets a new member?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the twins obsessed with?

2. What does Marcus always wear?

3. What method does Joy use to exercise her memory?

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

5. Who is Marcus?

6. Who goes out to find Christopher?

7. Who is Dr. Bek?

8. Which patient dies outside of the Hospital?

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

10. Who is the narrator of the book and where is she at the start of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine Joy's relationship with Marcus. What are they to each other, and why is Marcus an important figure in her life?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine Joy's life before she was in the Hospital. What was her life like, and what kind of person was she? Use evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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