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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 2, where does Helen say that she saw Ray?

2. In Chapter 4, what drawing does Helen find on her apartment door?

3. In Chapter 6, what are guys doing in Barry's room when he returns to the frat house?

4. In Chapter 3, where does Julie say that she met Bud?

5. In Chapter 4, what time does Helen say that she has to give weather reports?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what does Elsa say about Helen's job and why?

3. In Chapter 5, how did the accident happen?

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

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

6. In Chapter 1, how is the note described that Julie receives at breakfast?

7. In Chapter 4, what does Helen find on her apartment door when she returns?

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

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

10. At the end of Chapter 6, what happens to Barry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julie is a different girl her senior year in high school. In what ways is Julie a different girl her senior year than previous year in high school? What was the catalyst for that change?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the overall mood in the novel? If the mood in the story was a color, what color would that be?

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