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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. Why does Noah tell Jude that he has been jumping off cliffs as said in Chapter Six?

2. What does Noah send to Brian as said in Chapter Eight?

3. What is the picture in Chapter Six that Noah and Jude had not seen until after their mother’s death?

4. What does Oscar tell Jude about her mother in Chapter Eight?

5. What does Oscar tell Jude that they are in Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jude decide to do to make things right with Noah in Chapter Six? What does she do?

2. What does Noah do when he sees the sculptor, Guillermo, in Chapter Seven? Why does Noah pull away from being comforted by the sculptor?

3. What does Jude think as she runs to stop Noah from jumping off the cliff in Chapter Six? What does she do to Zephyr?

4. What is Noah’s dad’s dream in Chapter Five? How does this dream come true?

5. What does Noah see on the way back from the Wooden Bird in Chapter Five? What does he do?

6. What had her mother said about marrying her father as Jude remembers in Chapter Six? Why did this surprise Jude so much?

7. When Jude finds out about her mother’s actions in Chapter Eight, does she think it is right or wrong? Why does she think this?

8. What does Jude find online about Brian in Chapter Six? How does she feel about this?

9. What does Noah see when he walks away from the studio in Chapter Five? Why does this alarm him?

10. What does Noah’s mom tell him when she catches him masturbating with Brian in Chapter Five? What does Noah say in response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel ends with the words:

“Take a (second or third or fourth) chance.

Remake the world" (371).

Choose two of the characters. How are they able to remake their world? What in themselves or in others allows them to have this second chance? Write three pages with four examples from the novel

Essay Topic 2

Jude says in Chapter Five, about Noah, “We’re never going to be us again” (209). But by the end of the novel, Jude and Noah have come back together. Trace their evolution as siblings throughout the novel in three pages with five textual examples. Answer the question: What does their changing relationship and eventual coming back together say about the nature of siblings relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Destiny and fate are interwoven throughout the novel with prophecies, Ouija board predictions, intuition, and superstitions. Look at the end passage where Guillermo speaks to Jude about her mother breaking her bowls for so they could potentially meet (369). How is this philosophy of the novel shown in one character’s interaction with the world around them? Write at least four pages with at least three supporting details in addition to this passage.

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