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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 much younger is Lily than Atlas?

2. How long do Lily and Atlas stay at Lucy's reception before they slip out?

3. Where does Lily ask her mother to meet her in Chapter 24?

4. What does Atlas bring Lily in Chapter 20 when he comes to pick her up for the wedding?

5. What does Lily make for breakfast in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lily find under her front door in Chapter 34?

2. What homework assignment is Josh struggling with in Chapter 25 and why?

3. Where is Atlas going in Chapter 32 and why?

4. What does Atlas tell Josh when Josh does not know if he should connect with his dad or not?

5. What has Lily learned about broken people in her relationship with Ryle?

6. Why did every lawyer Lily spoke to suggest that she work out a custody agreement civilly with Ryle?

7. How does Josh decide he will draw his family tree?

8. What tattoo is on Lily's shoulder, and why does it upset Atlas?

9. How does Ryle threaten Lily in Chapter 26?

10. What are Lily's thoughts when she is in the car and looks in the rearview mirror at the end of Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Sutton kicked Atlas out of the house when he was a teen. When she gets Josh back, she immediately slaps him. How would you describe how Hoover portrays Sutton and the type of parent she is?

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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