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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 Tony encourage Connor to sleep with Vanessa?

2. What did Conner find out about Emily when he went home for Easter?

3. In Chapter Fifty-Eight, what does Conner write about?

4. What is surprising about the church the kids go to on Easter?

5. What does Conner think about on the way back to Aspen Springs after the movie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Vanessa and her father that reinforces in her mind that she has the support of her family?

2. What positive thing does Vanessa decide to do when visiting her grandmother?

3. What does Vanessa discover about being outdoors?

4. What advice does Conner give to Tony about his sexual feelings toward Vanessa?

5. What is Tony's response to Conner's questions about his sexuality?

6. Who is Carmella?

7. Why doesn't Conner think he is ready to go home after the wilderness challenge?

8. What dis Conner's mother say in her letter to him?

9. How did Tony meet Phillip?

10. What does Tony tell Conner he did that caused him to be sent to juvenile hall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the wilderness challenge and how it works. Who gets to attend the challenge? What will they do while there? What are the conditions like? What happens when they finish?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Conner's visit home

1) What happens when Conner returns home?

2) How does his mother treat him?

3) How does he feel about being home?

4) What has happened to Emily? How does this affect Conner?

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