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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 Fifty-five, what does Conner ask Tony about?

2. In Chapter 102, what does Vanessa get depressed about?

3. What does Tony's father's letter say?

4. Who finds Vanessa getting sick in the bathroom?

5. Why is Vanessa sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Vanessa getting sick in the bathroom?

2. What does Dr. Starr think when Conner says he doesn't want to go home for Easter?

3. What was the nature of Tony and Phillip's relationship?

4. What happens to Vanessa as she begins to think about Conner's hand on her back?

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

6. What will the wilderness challenge be like?

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

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

9. What happens during group therapy that shocks Dr. Starr and intensifies the attraction between Conner and Vanessa?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What has happened to Tony in his life:

1) Where is Tony's father?

2) Where is Tony's mother?

3) What happened to Tony at the hands of his mother's ex-boyfriend?

4) How does Tony use his sexuality to get what he wants?

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

As a part of obtaining Level One, the teens had to attend church with the group. How do each of the main characters feel about church and faith? Why do you think the author has included God and faith in the book and in the level system of Aspen Springs?

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