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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 do the brothers not do with their father as they seem to think this is unmanly, even in the circumstances?

2. Kathleen dresses quickly in the morning so that Jen will not see _____________, it seems.

3. Jen accuses Kathleen of not being ____________, and Kathleen asks if they can talk it over in the morning.

4. How many people does Jen work for during the week, allowing her to spend the rest of the time writing?

5. Megan tells Jen about a new fertility drug which she finds to be hilarious as it's made from the ___________ of Italian nuns.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Eric like to talk about his feelings when Jen tries to get him to do so?

3. What happens to Wallace in the week before his surgery, making him think that Mercury is targeting him?

4. What are some of the things that happen to the people in Clement in the months leading up to Wallace's surgery?

5. What does the family do in the days leading up to Wallace's surgery, trying to forget about what's to happen?

6. What are the worries that Wallace has as he begins to undergo the process of removing the problem from his body?

7. Why does Wallace decide to make up a will before he goes into surgery?

8. Why does Jen decide that she wants to clean houses for a living, at least at this point of the story?

9. What do the townspeople say is happening in the town, which is what is leading to all of the misery?

10. What happens when one of the Burn Outs offers to give Jen a ride to her work one day?

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 children in the family seem to have a lot of troubles, but they are still close and loving to each other.

Part 1: Why do you think children have a hard time relating to their siblings as they grow up?

Part 2: How did you relate to your siblings as you got older? What about when you were younger?

Part 3: Can siblings be loving, even if they pick on each other?

Essay Topic 3

Jen thinks about her brothers and realizes that she likes them, even if they were mean to her as a child.

Part 1: Do you think it's always easy for brothers and sisters to get along?

Part 2: How do you think siblings might be able to make their relationships stronger?

Part 3: Why do you think Jen suddenly thinks on how much she likes her brothers?

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