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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 kind of eclipse does Colie watch?

2. What does Morgan hope to do in Dillon?

3. What does Kiki say about the trait Colie most admires in her?

4. Who stops Colie from doing what she tries when she hears bad things at the church?

5. What season does Colie watch the eclipse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mira say she handles the bad things that people sometimes say about her?

2. Why does Norman get upset when Josh calls Colie?

3. Why is Colie so awkward sometimes around Morgan and Isabel?

4. What does Isabel want to do at the end of the book?

5. How does Kiki say she got her confidence?

6. What is so surprising to Colie about Norman's portrait of her?

7. What does Morgan plan to do during her time off work?

8. What does Morgan say Isabel did after high school?

9. What happens to Morgan during her time off work?

10. What does Morgan do when she is upset?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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