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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. Why are Stella's friends sad at the beginning of the novel?
2. What has Dr. Hamid concerned at the beginning of Chapter 9?
3. What has Stella been hard at work creating?
4. In Chapter 14, Barb tells Will the story of two teens named what?
5. As the novel begins, what is Stella's lung function?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are Camila and Mya? Why are they sad at the beginning of the novel?
2. What does Poe tell Will about himself in Chapter 12? What effect does this have on Will?
3. What does Stella's first impression of Will? Why does she think this?
4. What is Abby doing in the video Stella watches in Chapter 9?
5. What does Will learn during his conversation with Poe in Chapter 6?
6. Why is Stella sad in Chapter 8? How does Will cheer her up?
7. What does Barb tell Stella about B. cepacia in the third chapter? How does she react to the information?
8. How does Will comfort Stella before her surgery in Chapter 13?
9. Why does Stella go into Will's room? What does she do in there?
10. How has Will affected Stella's anxiety? What solution does she propose in Chapter 6? What is Will's response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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