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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 many entries in Lily's journal does Atlas read before he cancel the dinner reservation in Chapter 11?

2. What is the password on Atlas's phone?

3. In Chapter 9, who does Lily have lunch with?

4. In Chapter 12, where does Ryle take Lily to talk?

5. Where is Josh injured in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lily leave the flower shop for an hour in Chapter 2?

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

4. Why was Atlas homeless as a teen?

5. Why is Ryle restricted to daytime visits with Emmy?

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

7. What does Atlas say when Lily tells him she is afraid his presence will complicate her life?

8. Why does Atlas decide not to call the police about the damage Bib's?

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

10. Why does Lily enjoy Sunday mornings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abuse can be physical, emotional, or both. How does Ryle abuse Lily? Is the abuse he heaps on her physical, emotional, or both?

Essay Topic 2

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually provide information readers need to know. From whose perspective are various sections told? How does each section add information? How does the use of multiple viewpoints allow the author to use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

Essay Topic 3

Ryle punches Atlas at the restaurant in Chapter 27. How does Atlas handle the situation? Why is Lily pleased with how he handles the situation?

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