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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 9, who does Lily have lunch with?

2. What is missing in Chapter 1 after graffiti is sprayed on the wall at Bib's and a window broken?

3. What did Atlas give Lily when he left for the military?

4. What is Emerson's middle name?

5. Where is Josh injured in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what happens when Atlas stops by the flower shop?

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

4. Who is Theo?

5. How is Corrigan's vandalized in Chapter 5?

6. What happened the last night Lily and Atlas were together when they were teens?

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

8. How has Lily lost her faith in men, and how does she think she might get it back?

9. What does Atlas tell Lily about his one serious relationship?

10. Why was Atlas homeless as a teen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Lily and Atlas have experienced abuse. What cycles of abuse have Lily and Atlas experienced? Why is it so difficult to stop these cycles?

Essay Topic 2

Hoover uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before It Stars With Us begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past?

Essay Topic 3

Lily faces challenges after her divorce. What challenges does she face and why is divorce even more challenging than she anticipated?

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