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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 is the name of Colie's mother?

2. Why doesn't Colie like Caroline?

3. How are Mira and Colie related?

4. Where will Colie's mother be spending the summer?

5. How did Colie's mother become famous?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Norman do every day?

2. What does Colie sense when she meets Bea?

3. What does Colie realize as she watches Isabel and Morgan interact with each other?

4. How does Colie feel on her first day of work at the Last Chance?

5. What does Colie dislike about her mother's success?

6. What do the women in the post office say about Mira?

7. What is Norman holding when Colie runs into him before the storm, and why is this significant?

8. Why does Mira get made fun of?

9. What was the turning point in Colie's mother's life?

10. What does Colie see all over the house when she comes to Mira's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Dessen have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of changes did Colie go through before the beginning of this book, and how were they significant to the plot?

Essay Topic 3

How did Morgan react to the betrayal of Mark? Was this surprising to you? Why or why not?

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