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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. Who forces Joy out of her closet?

2. What kind of bus do Joy and Marcus get on after Joy steals from a man on a previous bus?

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

4. How much does Joy pay the captain of a boat to take her to her mother's house?

5. Why did Joy once kick a boy in the chest in high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Joy tell Marcus about her journey to Florida?

3. Who always wins Hide-and-Seek?

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

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

6. Why does Joy stay in her closet for two days?

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

8. What animal causes a fuss in the Mansion?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the book's depiction of America in the wake of an epidemic. What is this world like, and how is it different from before? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

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

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.

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