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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 happens when young Joy goes to the beach with the Psychologist?

2. Who is the man on Joy's bus wearing a mask?

3. What field trip did Joy go on in middle school?

4. Where does Joy tell the man in the mask she is headed?

5. Who did Joy first learn about flight from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Psychologist takes a young Joy to the beach?

2. What do the people in black with white faces do to Joy and Marcus?

3. What does Joy tell Marcus to do when she puts his hands on her stomach?

4. Who always wins Hide-and-Seek?

5. What is the exercise Marcus teaches Joy in an Econo Lodge?

6. Who is No Name?

7. What does Joy see on the news at a gas station in Tuscaloosa?

8. What did Marcus and Joy used to do when they caught mice in Ms. Neuman's house?

9. What happens when Joy goes into the tunnel the first time?

10. Why do Marcus and Joy wind up in a church?

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 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 3

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?

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