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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. How does Conner feel about his house when he goes home in Chapter Seventy-nine?

2. Who accompanies Tony, Conner, and Carmella to the movies?

3. Who stays away from the campfire the first night at wilderness challenge camp?

4. What does Ms. Littell do when Vanessa leaves class for the bathroom?

5. What political party does Conner belong to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Conner become so upset during the movie outing?

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

3. Why is Vanessa getting sick in the bathroom?

4. What happens between Tony and Vanessa in Chapters Seventy-seven and Seventy-eight?

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

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

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

8. Why is Tony worried about Conner?

9. What does Vanessa realize about her time at wilderness camp?

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

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 2

At various times in the book Vanessa feels attracted to both Tony and Conner. Why is she attracted to each of the boys? Is she confusing friendship with sexual attraction? How do the boys feel about her? What is the difference between her feelings for Conner and her feelings for Tony?

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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