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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. Who tells Jen that she might as well stay with Eric since he is comfortable and convenient?

2. What does the family have to cope with in regard to the situation with Wallace and his brain tumor?

3. What is the word that Wallace has troubles remembering, which prompts a trip to the doctor for testing?

4. What does Jen learn about a week before Eric says that he will be leaving her?

5. How does Jen call Kathleen when she realizes that she is not showing up for their meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eric do on Easter when Jen is very sick and lying in bed in her cabin?

2. What has happened to all of Jen's male friends, or so she remembers when she is driving away from the hospital?

3. What does Wallace share with his child to be his hopes for the health problem he now faces?

4. What does Kathleen say about the relationship between Eric and Jen, according to the story?

5. Why are the children so surprised that they get along when they are together in the present time?

6. What happens when Jen gets really drunk after calling up Kathleen after their missed appointment?

7. What does Jen think about her next door neighbors, as she is walking to work one day?

8. Why doesn't Megan believe that Jen cleans houses for a living, as she explains when they are talking?

9. What does Megan wish that Jen would do in relation to Jen's boyfriend, Eric?

10. What is the finding of the doctor when Wallace goes in to find out more about the difficulties he's having?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Megan and Jen talk about how senseless it is that young people get cancer and how good people get sick.

Part 1: Do you think that it's senseless that young people get cancer?

Part 2: Why do you think cancer and illness upset people so much that they take it personally?

Part 3: How do you think you would feel if a friend got cancer?

Essay Topic 2

The town of Clement seems to be a town which has attracted a number of weirdos in its confines.

Part 1: Why do you think the town has attracted so many 'weirdos'?

Part 2: Do you agree with Jen's description that there are weird people in the town?

Part 3: What do you think this town's population has to say about the state of Jen and her weirdness?

Essay Topic 3

Megan's relationship to Honey seems to be a comfortable one, one in which they see each other and hope to see each other again soon, even though Honey knows she is old.

Part 1: Why do you think Megan goes to see Honey?

Part 2: Do you think that Honey likes Jen?

Part 3: How do you think Megan's visits with Honey are helpful to the both of them?

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