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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. What did Lily's father use when he beat Atlas?

2. How old was Lily when Atlas told her he was going into the military?

3. How old was Atlas when his mother met her third husband?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Lily have an order for to prepare?

5. What was the longest time that Tim could keep a job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Atlas notice when Lily FaceTimes with him at the end of Chapter 13, and what does he do about it?

3. What does Allysa do when Ryle notices they have food in the flower shop?

4. In Chapter 9, why is Brad sweeping?

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

6. How does Atlas catch Josh vandalizing his restaurant?

7. How does Lily learn about Josh?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ryle and Atlas both get angry. How do Ryle and Atlas display anger differently? Why is Lily afraid when Ryle gets angry, but not afraid when Atlas gets angry?

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

Atlas has long hoped that Lily would come back into his life. What are some things that symbolize the hope that Atlas had that Lily would return?

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