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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 the family now have to wait for after the surgery, though they didn't realize it would be so long?

2. Where does Eric tell Jen that he needs to go in order to begin to find himself and his true feelings?

3. Who does Jen call when she is upset about the tumor and this person comes immediately over to see her?

4. _________ says that he is worried about how others will perceive him within this dream of a situation.

5. What does Sarah decide to go do in order to give the kids some space to see their dad on their own?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jen know will happen every time she schedules a meeting with Kathleen?

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

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

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

5. What is the difference between regular funerals and the kinds of funerals which are given to those who have committed suicide?

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

7. Where are the children living at the beginning of the story?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Kathleen interprets a dream of Jen's to mean that she is afraid for others to see the bad parts of herself.

Part 1: Do you think that Kathleen's dream assessment is accurate? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think that all people are afraid for others to see the bad parts of themselves?

Part 3: How do you think a person's life might change if others saw the bad parts of these people?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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