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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 Randy say that he has changed his mind on, given the circumstances with Wallace?

2. What happens a few years later, though it does not change their relationship? Jen __________ Kathleen.

3. What is the name of Megan's great-aunt who she and Jen have to see before going to see Wallace?

4. What does Jen use to hit her bed with when she is worried about her father and about the way he's ruined her night?

5. What is Wallace baking for the first time when Jen arrives at the house for the dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the most noticeable difference in Wallace when he is home and healing from his surgery?

2. What happens when Jen gets a phone call later in the day, inviting her to come to a party with others?

3. What is the nightmare that Jen is having when the chapter first begins?

4. What does Jen think about the idea of scars on a person's face?

5. What does Jen do when she turns on the radio, trying to work out a new feeling she has about the tumor Wallace has?

6. What is the agreement that Jen makes with Megan before they go to see Megan's great aunt Honey?

7. What happens on the day that Wallace is discharged from the hospital after his surgery?

8. What are the criteria that Jen has in terms of deciding whether or not to take a job that she is offered by another?

9. What happens to Wallace which makes the family begin to question his health again?

10. What is the worry that Jen has about being at parties, and what a person might ask her when she is there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Jen's kind of boyfriend Eric turns out to be a person who does not want to support her in her time of need.

Part 1: Why do you think a person stays in a relationship that is not supportive?

Part 2: Do you think Jen should have stayed with Eric for as long as she did?

Part 3: How might you react if a loved one didn't support you during a trying time?

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