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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. As Chapter 4 begins, what has Will stayed up all night doing?

2. When Will sketches Stella in Chapter 9, what amuses him about her?

3. Where in the hospital does Stella go to watch newborns with CF?

4. Will is part of a trial for a new drug named what?

5. What does Stella wear to break up the mucus in her lungs?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Will in Chapter 10, in which type of art is he most interested? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Stella decorate her hospital room at the beginning of the novel?

9. What medical equipment is necessary to Stella's health?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What might Stella be like had she never lost her sister Abby? Argue for an alternative reality based on what the reader knows of Stella’s history, actions, and beliefs.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using alternating perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of both Stella and Will affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one of their perspectives?

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