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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 does Will attempt to do in a moment of forgetfulness during the emergency in Chapter 21?
(a) Carry Stella.
(b) Grab Stella.
(c) Hug Stella.
(d) Kiss Stella.

2. Upon hearing his test results in Chapter 28, how does Will feel?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Vindicated.
(d) Hopeful.

3. Chapter 30 occurs how many months after the previous chapter?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

4. What sends Will into a panic in Chapter 28?
(a) The thought that his mother was right.
(b) The thought that he gave Stella B. cepacia.
(c) The thought that she might not come out of surgery.
(d) The thought that her parents blame him for what happened.

5. In Chapter 19, what gift does Will leave for Stella after their date?
(a) A milk shake.
(b) A flower.
(c) A cartoon.
(d) A pool cue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will's mother get him for his birthday?

2. How does Will feel during his date with Stella in Chapter 18?

3. Whom does Stella see in Chapter 31 that causes her heart to beat faster?

4. What promise does Will make to Stella in Chapter 29?

5. Who delivers food to those waiting for Stella to emerge from surgery in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the subject of the video Stella uploads in Chapter 16? What plan does she outline?

2. What emergency occurs in Chapter 21? How does Stella react?

3. Who is Michael? What does Stella learn about him in Chapter 15?

4. Why does Will leave the hospital for good? What does he ask Stella to do first?

5. What do Will and Stella believe about the afterlife, according to their conversation in Chapter 18?

6. What convinces Stella to take the lungs in Chapter 27?

7. What sends Will into a panic in Chapter 28? How does Dr. Hamid soothe him?

8. What personal information does Will share with Stella during their date in Chapter 18?

9. Discuss the specific circumstances surrounding Abby's death, as related by Stella in Chapter 18.

10. How has Stella become more fatalistic as the novel progresses? How has Will become more hopeful? How do Chapters 23 and 24 particularly illustrate this change?

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