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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. Eric and Jen have less of a romance and more of a friendship that is punctuated with ________, according to the book.

2. ________ points out to the character in #86 that everyone knows what he is going through, so no one is going to criticize him for his actions.

3. The selfish ___________ of the 1980s causes many of the peace lovers to take their own lives since they see no other way out.

4. On what night of the week does Jen have a standing appointment with her dream consultant?

5. What is NOT one of the names of the children who are described and followed in this book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the reason that Wallace is having some troubles talking, according to Sarah's report to the children?

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

4. Why doesn't Jen decide to tell Eric about the brain tumor that her father has been diagnosed as having?

5. Why does Jen love to have Megan over to stay with her at her little home?

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

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

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

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

10. How did Eric and Jen meet, according to the story that Jen tells in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jen comments how she likes women who have scars on their faces since it shows they have been through something.

Part 1: Do you prefer perfection or scars? Why?

Part 2: How do you think you might react to seeing someone who had large scars on their face?

Part 3: Why do you think Jen wants to point out that she enjoys scars?

Essay Topic 2

Jen doesn't tell Eric about the brain tumor because she thinks it might make him feel obligated to stay.

Part 1: Do you think Jen should have told Eric what was happening?

Part 2: How do you think Eric would have reacted to this news?

Part 3: Why do you think Eric was a person Jen didn't want to tell?

Essay Topic 3

Jen is a character who could be described as being paranoid, even though she thinks everyone else is more so.

Part 1: Why do you think Jen is so paranoid in her life?

Part 2: Do you think there is value in Jen being paranoid?

Part 3: How do you think Jen's life might change if she were not paranoid?

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