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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 realization does Will come to at the end of Chapter 14?

2. At the end of the third chapter, alarms sound when what happens?

3. Stella's sister once drew her a picture of lungs made from what?

4. In Chapter 14, Barb tells Will the story of two teens named what?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Abby tell Stella to calm her before she sings in one of her videos?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Will comfort Stella before her surgery in Chapter 13?

2. In the opening chapter, why does Stella feel pressure to get better?

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

4. Who is Poe and what is special about him? What does the reader learn about him the novel's opening chapters?

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

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

7. What does Stella remember about Arizona in Chapter 11? How does this memory contribute to Stella's feelings of guilt?

8. What is Abby doing in the video Stella watches in Chapter 9?

9. Why is Stella back in the hospital at the beginning of the novel, and how long will she be there?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the time frame of the novel. In the span of only a couple weeks, Stella and Will fall in love, and Stella risks everything for time with Will. Is falling in love so quickly realistic? Why or why not? Defend your choice using examples from the text.

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

After the loss of her sister, Stella suffers from survivor’s guilt. Discuss the implications of Stella’s having survivor’s guilt along with a chronic, fatal illness.

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