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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 Dr. Starr ask Vanessa when they meet with her grandmother?

2. What does Conner think made him popular?

3. Why does Tony think patients begin short-lived relationships with each other?

4. How does Vanessa feel when she thinks about her mother?

5. Where is Vanessa's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Conner think about when he achieves Level Three?

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

4. What does Tony do about the fresh cuts he notices on Vanessa during church?

5. How was Todd getting drugs into Aspen Springs?

6. What does Tony remember about the Truckee River?

7. Who is Paul and how does he assist Vanessa in Chapter Six?

8. What did Vanessa's father give her for Christmas?

9. What does Dr. Starr want Conner to do in order to make it to Level Three?

10. Why is Conner in Aspen Springs psychiatric hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conner has a history of confusing love and sex. He was molested by his nanny as a child and engaged in a sexual relationship with an older woman before coming to Aspen Springs. His doctor, Dr. Starr, knows of Conner's history. What effect is her behavior having on Conner? Do you think it is appropriate for her to be touching Conner and unbuttoning her shirt in front of him? Why or why not? Is she doing these things on purpose?

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

How has Vanessa's mother's behavior contributed to the guilt and fear that Vanessa has surrounding being bipolar? Does Vanessa love her mother? Does she love herself? Provide examples from the text to support your ideas.

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