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

2. Where did Tony meet Phillip?

3. Why is Vanessa sick?

4. What does Tony think Vanessa will write about?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vanessa discover about being outdoors?

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

3. Who is Carmella?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Tony worried about Conner?

10. What does Conner think about Tony after they finish talking in Chapter Fifty-Five?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The students have already discussed their happiest memories, but don't reveal their darkest memories until they are at the wilderness camp.

1) What was Vanessa's darkest time and how did it change her?

2) What was Conner's darkest time and how did it change him?

3) What was Tony's darkest time and how did it change him?

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 is cold and distant when he arrives at Aspen Springs. As the story moves along, he begins to warm up to others and show more of his vulnerabilities. What are Conner's parents like? What is his sister like? How have he and Cara been competing with each other? Why do they compete like they do? Is Conner more like his parents than he would like to admit? Explain. How is Conner different than his mother and father? Provide examples from the story in your answer.

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