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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 does Jamie do when Katherine is sick?

2. Why does Michael want to spend ten days skiing with Sharon and Ike?

3. Where do Katherine and her friends go to eat in Chapter 11?

4. What do Michael and Katherine do together at the end of Chapter 13?

5. What do Katherine and Erica bring Sybil in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Michael describe his parents to Katherine?

2. How do Katherine's parents react when she tells them her and Michael's plan for college?

3. Why does Erica tell Katherine she did not have sex with Tommy Aronson?

4. In Chapter 11, why does Michael come back from skiing early?

5. What does Michael give Katherine for her birthday?

6. In Chapter 12, how does Katherine feel after she and Michael have intercourse for the first time?

7. In Chapter 18, what does Artie tell Katherine, Erica and Michael about his feelings for the future?

8. What does Erica tell Katherine when Katherine tells her that Michael has said "I love you" to her for the first time?

9. Why does Katherine tell the worker at Planned Parenthood she has come to the clinic?

10. In Chapter 13, who calls Katherine and how does she react to his call?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why and when does Katherine get jealous in her relationship with Michael? How do the young lovers handle this conflict? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

When and how do both Katherine and Michael become more committed to each other in their relationship, and what sudden changes does Katherine want to make to her college plans because of their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Blume chose to write this book from the first person perspective and from Katherine's point of view? What effect does this choice have on the reader's experience of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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