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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. While in Will's room in Chapter 7, what is Stella surprised to see?

2. Where in the hospital does Will go when he needs some air?

3. As the novel begins, what is Stella's lung function?

4. In Chapter 6, Will tells Stella that he will follow his treatment regimen, but only if she agrees to do what?

5. What is the last item on Stella's to-do list in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Barb tell Stella about B. cepacia in the third chapter? How does she react to the information?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay defining love from Stella’s perspective. What is love, according to Stella? How does her choices over the course of the novel reflect these values?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Five Feet Apart. How does the title reflect the lives of the characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Stella finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

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