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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 makes Stella feel anxious in Chapter 5?

2. What is Stella's last name?

3. As Will tells Stella in Chapter 10, why does he prefer his favorite kind of drawing style?

4. How has Will's condition changed by the end of Chapter 8?

5. According to his conversation with Will in Chapter 12, when was the last time Poe saw his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Will come to Saint Grace's Hospital?

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

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

4. What impact is Stella having on Will's health, as described in Chapter 8?

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

6. Why is Barb so strict on Will? What does she tell Will in Chapter 14?

7. In Chapter 4, what does the reader learn about Will's relationship with his mother?

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

9. What does Stella experience as she is placed under anesthesia in Chapter 13?

10. Why is Stella sad in Chapter 8? How does Will cheer her up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Will’s relationship with his mother with Poe’s relationship with his mother. How are they similar, and how are they different?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in the novel have all faced obstacles, setbacks, or even failures that influenced their characters and the plot of the novel. Choose three characters and analyze how their challenges affected both the individual character as well as the novel as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think the future has in store for Stella after the close of the novel? Predict Stella’s future based on her thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

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