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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. How many boats are at the marina?

2. What does Joy wonder about when she leaves the Hospital?

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

4. Who makes Joy get back to her regular schedule after her grieving period?

5. What does Joy do when she sees a man wearing a mask on her bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Darcie and Nelson?

2. Who helps Joy escape the Hospital?

3. What does Joy tell herself she will do when she sees her mother for the first time?

4. Who is No Name?

5. What do Marcus and Joy find burning in the front yard of the Mansion one morning?

6. Who does Joy visit on the tenth floor?

7. What do the residents of the Mansion do on most nights?

8. What happens when the residents of the Mansion have a race through the woods?

9. How does Joy pay for her one night stay in a motel in Kansas City?

10. What animal causes a fuss in the Mansion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the role of the nurses and doctors in the Hospital. What are they there to do, and to what lengths are they willing to go to carry out their mission?

Essay Topic 2

The story is told entirely from Joy’s perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Joy’s point of view. How does viewing the events from Joy’s point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Joy's relationship to and understanding of Dr. Bek. What does she think of him? Does this opinion change throughout the novel? How?

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