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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. Where will Stella and Will meet on their first official date in Chapter 17?

2. What is the subject of Stella's newest video, which she uploads in Chapter 16?

3. Where does Stella go to be alone at the end of Chapter 21?

4. What is Stella's reaction when she falls off the footbridge in Chapter 24?

5. How does Stella feel as she glides across the pond in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What agreement has Will come to with his mother in Chapter 30?

2. How does Will and Stella's date end in Chapter 19? How do they avoid detection?

3. In Chapter 22, why does Will decide to leave the hospital for good?

4. How is Stella's life saved after she falls in the pond?

5. Describe the argument between Will and Stella in Chapter 24.

6. Discuss the effects Abby's death has had on Stella's present state.

7. What surprise has Stella arranged for Will's birthday in Chapter 20?

8. Why do Poe and Stella argue in Chapter 15? How does their argument end?

9. What convinces Stella to take the lungs in Chapter 27?

10. Discuss the specific circumstances surrounding Abby's death, as related by Stella in Chapter 18.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the changes both Stella and Will experience over the course of the novel. How do they change, and how do they remain the same?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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