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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. What does Tony compare Vanessa to?

2. Where did Bryan find Vanessa when she attempted suicide?

3. What is the name of Vanessa's new medication?

4. Who comes to visit Vanessa in Chapter Eighteen?

5. What is Conner's mother complaining about when she sees him on visitation day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vanessa reveal about her mother and herself?

2. In Chapter Eight, how does Tony describe the other kids in group therapy?

3. What does Tony remember about the Truckee River?

4. In Chapter Thirty-seven, what do Conner and Tony write their essays about?

5. In Chapter Thirty-six, how does Vanessa feel about Aspen Springs?

6. How does Conner learn about the drug bust?

7. How does Conner view Dr. Boston?

8. What does Tony realize about his friendship with Vanessa?

9. Why does Vanessa feel sorry for her grandmother?

10. In Chapter Thirty, what goes on between Vanessa and Conner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened in Tony's life that caused him to spin out of control? How could his father have helped him through this event? How could his mother have helped him? What did Tony do as a result of the event? How did the event change his life forever?

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Hildalgo assigns the teens an essay on the Patriot Act.

1) What is the Patriot Act?

2) Why is it included in the book?

3) How does Conner feel about the subject?

4) How does Vanessa feel about the subject?

5) How does Tony feel about the subject?

6) What do their essays tell the reader about their personalities?

7) How do you feel about it?

Essay Topic 3

The students are assigned to write poems about their happiest memories. The poems they write reveal their intimate feelings.

1) What does Vanessa write about and what does her writing tell the reader about her state of mind?

2) What does Tony write about and what does his writing tell the reader about his state of mind?

3) What does Conner write about and what does his writing tell the reader about his state of mind?

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