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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 3, what had Barry, Helen, Ray, and Julie had before the accident?

2. In Chapter 8, when does Helen remember Elsa telling her that Barry will drop her?

3. In Chapter 7, what is Barry's middle name?

4. In Chapter 1, where has Julie been accepted to attend college?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what day of the week is it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, who is Megan and what does she look like?

3. In Chapter 9, who does Julie want to see and why?

4. In Chapter 1, what is revealed about life for Julie and her mother when Julie's father died?

5. In Chapter 7, how does Helen learn that Barry has been shot?

6. In Chapter 8, what questions does Collie ask Helen, and what does he think about Barry being shot?

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

8. In Chapter 3, what does Ray say about the job he had in California and coming back home?

9. In Chapter 10, how is the Gregg house described?

10. In Chapter 7, who comes and takes Helen to the hospital to see Barry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julie and Ray were dating before the accident. How would you describe the relationship between Julie and Ray before the accident? How did the accident affect their relationship? Did the accident change the feelings they had for one another?

Essay Topic 2

Barry wants to live as he pleases, but he wants his parents to pay for his life style. How does Barry get the things that he wants in life? How does he use people? What is revealed about manipulation through Barry’s character?

Essay Topic 3

Both Collie and Helen experience desperation. Why is Collie desperate to get revenge? What causes Helen to become desperate? How might desperation influence behavior based upon what Collie and Helen do when they are desperate?

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