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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 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?

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

3. What don't people want to do with Jen anymore since she is becoming harder to deal with?

4. What is the date on which Jen realizes that enough time has gone by since she stopped cleaning houses?

5. What are Randy and Jen drinking when they are at Wallace's house cleaning and getting ready for his arrival?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The children in the family seem to have a lot of troubles, but they are still close and loving to each other.

Part 1: Why do you think children have a hard time relating to their siblings as they grow up?

Part 2: How did you relate to your siblings as you got older? What about when you were younger?

Part 3: Can siblings be loving, even if they pick on each other?

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

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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