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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. Where does Jen find a lump on her body, causing her to worry that it might be cancer?

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

3. What does a woman that Jen knows carry around with her in case she is ever in a situation where she found out she could not recover?

4. What is the new symptom of Wallace's that makes the entire family worried about his condition?

5. How much money has Jen been living on each week, which leads her to believe that she needs to earn more?

Short Essay Questions

1. What begins to happen to Wallace as he starts his weekly radiation treatments, to which Jen drives him?

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

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

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

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

6. One morning, about a month after Wallace's surgery, what is the first thought in Jen's mind when she wakes up?

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

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

9. What does Jen think about the other people in the town that are very paranoid about their lives and their surroundings?

10. Why doesn't Randy go to see his dad when his dad is finally being released from the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the days leading up to the surgery, it seems that a number of things are going badly in the town of Clement.

Part 1: Why do you think Lamott decided to make the town more tragic during this time?

Part 2: Do you think Jen's mood might be affecting the way she describes what happens in the town?

Part 3: How do you think the tragedies in the town might affect you if you were living there?

Essay Topic 2

Jen makes plans to meet with Kathleen, even though she is always late.

Part 1: Why do you think Jen believes it's important to still meet with Kathleen?

Part 2: What would you do if someone you were supposed to meet was always late?

Part 3: How do you think Kathleen feels about Jen and their friendship?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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