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

2. What does Jen's uncle Colin tell her not to do when he writes her a letter, sending his best wishes?

3. What does Randy present as a gift to Wallace when he comes back into the room to see him?

4. What do Kathleen and Jen decide to go get when Wallace goes back to sleep after a visit with them?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Colin say in a letter that he sends to Jen during the time of Wallace's recuperation?

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

7. What is the embarrassing memory that Jen and Wallace share as they are talking about tumors and karma?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Wallace pretends to feel bad about the death of the cat, for Jen's benefit.

Part 1: Why do you think Wallace doesn't feel bad about the cat?

Part 2: How do you think Jen would feel if no one was sympathetic about the death?

Part 3: Do you think the cat's death reminds Jen about her father's mortality? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Visiting a loved one in the hospital is not an easy thing, and it can bring up a lot of emotions in people.

Part 1: Why do you think families and people tend to have troubles going to hospitals?

Part 2: Do you think you would have troubles going to see a loved one after surgery?

Part 3: How do you think a family might be able to make the trip to the hospital easier? Or can't they?

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