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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 realization does Will have about his mother in Chapter 20?

2. After Stella falls into the icy water, what keeps her from reaching the surface?

3. What does Stella give Will in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 21, the CFers are informed they will all be confined to their rooms until what tests are run?

5. According to the video which Stella uploads in Chapter 16, what is she going to steal from cystic fibrosis?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What personal information does Will share with Stella during their date in Chapter 18?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. How has Poe changed in Chapter 21? What are his plans for the future?

9. What news does Stella get in Chapter 23? How does she react to this news?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of distance as it pertains to the lives of Stella and Will.

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