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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. Jen confesses to Kathleen that she is doing ________ yoga in order to cope in her life right now.

2. Where do Kathleen and Jen decide to meet later that day in order to talk about Jen's issues?

3. What does Jen calculate when she gets up from her night's rest about a month after Wallace's surgery?

4. Where is the hospital that Megan and Jen are going to in order to see Wallace on his discharge day?

5. The woman gets rid of the item from #131 when she realized she would nor recover from ____________ the child who found it.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Megan think about people like Wallace who get brain tumors for no apparent reason?

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

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

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

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 does Jen's father begin to do as he begins to feel better after the surgery and is healing well?

7. What does the doctor tells Wallace about the tumor mass that they removed from his brain during the previous surgery?

8. What do Kathleen and Jen decide to do when Wallace is going to lay down for a nap for a while?

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

10. Why is Jen hurt by Kathleen's actions, even though Kathleen still doesn't want to change her plans for the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Randy presents his father with the dead heron, which he has now gotten stuffed.

Part 1: Why do you think Randy felt this was an appropriate present?

Part 2: What do you think the dead heron symbolizes for the family?

Part 3: Do you think that Wallace appreciates the gift?

Essay Topic 2

Jen seems to be just getting by in life, working only enough to support herself and her writing time.

Part 1: How do you feel about the character of Jen in this story?

Part 2: Why do you think Jen doesn't want to do more with her life?

Part 3: Do you think it's a good idea to simply work to create time for pleasure?

Essay Topic 3

The introduction of Wallace's tumor causes the story to take a turn right at the start.

Part 1: Why do you think the family reacts in the way they do?

Part 2: How do you think you would react if you hard your father had a tumor?

Part 3: Do you think there might have been a better way for the family to react?

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