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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. What alarm is called during Chapter 21?
2. In Chapter 22, what does Stella tell Will she want to be?
3. According to Dr. Hamid in Chapter 28, why must the surgery go forward?
4. How does Will feel during his date with Stella in Chapter 18?
5. In Chapter 24, how does Stella feel about the new lungs waiting for her?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the specific circumstances surrounding Abby's death, as related by Stella in Chapter 18.
2. What convinces Stella to take the lungs in Chapter 27?
3. What emergency occurs in Chapter 21? How does Stella react?
4. In Chapter 22, why does Will decide to leave the hospital for good?
5. How has Stella become more fatalistic as the novel progresses? How has Will become more hopeful? How do Chapters 23 and 24 particularly illustrate this change?
6. How has Stella changed in Chapter 31? What are her plans?
7. Who is Michael? What does Stella learn about him in Chapter 15?
8. Discuss the effects Abby's death has had on Stella's present state.
9. What agreement has Will come to with his mother in Chapter 30?
10. Over what do Will and his mother argue in Chapter 20? What realization does Will have after their argument?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of distance as it pertains to the lives of Stella and Will.
Essay Topic 2
First impressions can be deceiving in this novel. How do Stella and Will differ from the first impressions they make? How are these first impressions revised and/or altered as the novel progresses?
Essay Topic 3
Art and creativity play a large role in the novel. Both Abby and Will are known for their creative sketches. Poe creates culinary masterpieces. Stella uses her creativity to create a popular YouTube channel and her own medical app. What does the novel say about the function of art and creativity? How does having a creative outlet help the characters cope as well as further the novel’s themes?
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