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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 does Muqtada like to do?

2. What is Noelle's last name?

3. What suggestion does Dr. Minerva make to Craig when he says he likes the hospital?

4. What does the nurse remind Craig to do at the start of Part 6?

5. What is Craig's principal's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Craig describe a quarter-life crisis?

2. What exciting events happen at the big card tournament?

3. Why does Craig tell Dr. Minerva he is nervous about checking his email when he leaves the facility?

4. What does Craig do at the end of his stay for all the patients in the facility? Why?

5. What is significant about Aaron's visit to see Craig in Chapter 9?

6. How does Craig's family react when he tells them he wants to transfer to an arts school?

7. Why does Dr. Minerva recommend Craig not make people of the opposite sex his Anchors?

8. When Craig awakes on the second day at the facility, what has he forgotten to do?

9. What do Craig and the guitar guy, Neil, talk about before Neil leaves?

10. What happens when Neil, the guitar guy, visits the facility?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Craig believes there is a link between his depression and entering the Pre-Professional High School. He spends a lot of time studying for the entry examination, and during this study time, he feels alive and focused. How might Craig's illness have been brought on by attending school and not when he was studying according to Craig's observations?

Essay Topic 2

Each member of Craig's family processes his mental illness in varied ways. Behaviors and words from each member impact Craig's understanding of his illness and identity. How does each member feel about Craig's illness according to his/her specific role as portrayed in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Craig has a crush on Nia, a girl from school, but she does not seem to like him. At a party at Aaron's house, she ends up spending the evening with Aaron and not Craig. Aaron and Nia date for some time, but toward the middle of the novel the two break-up. How do Craig's feelings for Nia change over the course of the novel?

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