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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 14, what does Bud order to eat?

2. In Chapter 11, what paralysis does Mr. Cox say that Barry has?

3. When is the first time that Mrs. James remembers having a premonition?

4. In Chapter 12, at what school door did Julie and Helen meet last year when Julie went to see Helen's prom dress?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Julie remember her dad comparing her mother's hair to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Mr. Cox tell Ray when Ray phones to see how Barry is doing?

2. In Chapter 12, what is Julie thinking and doing when she stands in the living room of her house after Ray drops her off?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Elsa tell Helen their mother would like her to do?

4. In Chapter 14, how does Ray feel after seeing Barry and why?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Ray think when he meets Elsa?

6. In Chapter 12, who calls and why?

7. In Chapter 12, what does Julie realize about her mother?

8. At the end of Chapter 15, what advice does Collie give Helen?

9. In Chapter 14, what is Ray thinking about after leaving the drugstore, and what does he not notice as he drives away?

10. In Chapter 17, how does Collie say that he found out that Julie was involved in the accident that killed his half brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses flashbacks to reveal past events. How does the author use flashbacks to resolve the various storylines?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Main characters use slang in the novel. What is slang? How is slang used in the novel? How is the slang used in the novel specific to the time period when the novel was written?

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