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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Stella feel anxious in Chapter 5?
(a) The thought that Poe is sick.
(b) The thought that Will might not get a transplant.
(c) The thought that she might contract B. cepacia.
(d) The thought that Will is not keeping up with his treatments.

2. What is the name of the doctor who treats the CFers?
(a) Dr. Hamid.
(b) Dr. Hamilton.
(c) Dr. Harrison.
(d) Dr. Hamish.

3. As the novel begins, what is Stella's lung function?
(a) 40%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 25%.

4. How has Will's condition changed by the end of Chapter 8?
(a) His breathing has improved.
(b) He feels lethargic.
(c) He feels depressed and hopeless.
(d) He has begun experiencing pain in his chest.

5. As Chapter 7 opens, what has Will managed to secure for himself?
(a) A new pair of lungs.
(b) His own medicine cart.
(c) A bus pass.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Stella not travel with Abby to Arizona?

2. What does Abby shout in the video Stella watches in Chapter 9?

3. Why are Stella's friends sad at the beginning of the novel?

4. How does Will comfort Stella before her surgery?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 10, Julie notices what change in Will?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Poe tell Will about himself in Chapter 12? What effect does this have on Will?

2. How does Stella's lunch with her mother in Chapter 9 add to Stella's feelings of guilt?

3. Describe Will and Stella's rooftop argument in Chapter 5.

4. What does Will come to believe about Abby in Chapter 10? What leads him to this realization?

5. What does Stella's first impression of Will? Why does she think this?

6. How is Will already impacting Stella's behavior in Chapter 5? What risky behaviors does she perform because of him?

7. Over what do Poe and Stella argue in Chapter 7?

8. What does Will learn during his conversation with Poe in Chapter 6?

9. How has Will affected Stella's anxiety? What solution does she propose in Chapter 6? What is Will's response?

10. Why does Stella go into Will's room? What does she do in there?

(see the answer keys)

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