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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 13, who does Atlas say he received a text from when he was on his date with Lily?

2. What is Emerson's middle name?

3. How far does Atlas have to drive from Bib's to Lily's?

4. In Chapter 1, when did the last person at Bib's quit?

5. How is Allysa related to Ryle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Atlas tell Lily about the vandalism at his restaurants and why he has not called the police?

2. What is Emerson's middle name and why?

3. How does Atlas try to show Theo how to work with flounder?

4. What damage is done at Bib's?

5. What does Lily tell Atlas she sometimes feels about her business?

6. Why does Sutton come to see Atlas at Bib's?

7. How does Lily learn about Josh?

8. What is Sutton's reaction when Atlas says Josh can stay with him?

9. How does Atlas catch Josh vandalizing his restaurant?

10. How did Atlas come to own his first restaurant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in It Starts with Us to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Lily has an intervention with Ryle and Atlas has an intervention with Sutton. Why do they have to have interventions? Are their interventions successful?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of It Starts with Us? How does the way that two first-person narrators are used influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having following different characters help readers connect with and understand characters and situations?

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