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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. In Chapter 24, how does Stella feel about the new lungs waiting for her?

2. What does Stella give Will in Chapter 16?

3. In order to surprise Stella, what does Will gather in Chapter 28?

4. According to Stella in Chapter 19, what was her childhood nickname?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Michael? What does Stella learn about him in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Will's birthday party end? What are the CFers told?

7. What sends Will into a panic in Chapter 28? How does Dr. Hamid soothe him?

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

9. What do Will and Stella believe about the afterlife, according to their conversation in Chapter 18?

10. What two gifts does Will give Stella in Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze how the novel’s setting (Saint Grace’s Hospital) influences both the characters and the novel’s plot.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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