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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. In Chapter 10, what color is the trim along one side of the roof of the Gregg's house?

2. What color vehicle does Bud drive?

3. In Chapter 10, as Ray and Julie stand outside the Gregg home, what color chair can be seen?

4. In Chapter 10, how does the lawn look at the Gregg's house?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Mr. Cox do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Ray say that he did with his car after the accident?

2. In Chapter 2, what dating relationships does Barry have?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Mrs. Cox want Barry to do with her in August?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Julie see when she opens a small envelope, and what does she feel?

5. In Chapter 10, why does Ray think that Megan might not be living alone?

6. In Chapter 8, what news did Helen learn about Barry before she and Collie left?

7. In Chapter 3, what does Julie tell Ray about Helen's knew job?

8. In Chapter 3, how does Julie describe the way that Ray looks?

9. In Chapter 5, how does Ray vote about going back to help the boy on the bicycle and why?

10. In Chapter 10, what does Megan say happened to her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plot is the sequence of events in a story and how the story is structured. What five different divisions can be used to divide the story into sections? In which section are most of the conflicts in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Ray considers how he has changed since he went to California. How does Ray describe the person he was in high school? How has he changed since he graduated and went to California? Does he believe that the changes are negative or positive?

Essay Topic 3

Helen and Elsa are not very alike in personality or appearance. In what ways are Helen and Elsa total opposites in appearance and mannerisms? How do those differences complicate their relationship and cause friction in their relationship?

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