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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. Because Will has contracted this powerful infection, he is no longer eligible for what?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Will's mother try to do that disgusts Will?

3. According to his conversation with Will in Chapter 12, where does Poe's family live?

4. Where does Will discover Poe in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Will tell Stella about his father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has Will affected Stella's anxiety? What solution does she propose in Chapter 6? What is Will's response?

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

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

6. What are some things Will learns about Stella during his all-night marathon of her videos in Chapter 4?

7. What does Stella's first impression of Will? Why does she think this?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you classify this novel? Is it a romance novel? A coming-of-age novel? A chronic illness novel? All of the above? How does the novel’s classification affect your understanding of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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