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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 Clare decide to buy at the gas station?

2. Where did Aidan's parents want him to go to college?

3. What does Aidan's mother do for a living?

4. What color are the number on the dashboard clock in Aidan's car?

5. Where is Clare's college roommate from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aidan say he did not apply to Harvard, and how does his father respond?

2. What does Clare mind about Aidan not applying to Harvard?

3. What has Clare prepared for and not prepared for before the last night with Aidan?

4. Why is Aidan's father upset with Aidan?

5. When and where did Aidan and Clare have their first kiss?

6. What does Clare remember about her friendship with Stella?

7. What souvenir does Aidan give Clare after they stop at the high school?

8. Why does Clare think her parents are an example of what can happen to high school sweethearts?

9. Where did Aidan's parents want him to go to college, and why were they disappointed when he was not accepted there?

10. Where are Stella and Scotty going to college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Candy lessens the tension between Clare and Aidan. How and why does a package of gum that Clare has and a bag of candy that Aidan gives her lessen the tension between them?

Essay Topic 3

Aidan and Clare are going to be thousands of miles apart for four years. What are the pros and cons of breaking up or staying together? What decision do they make about their relationship and why?

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