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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. In Chapter Two, where is Abby going to school?

2. In Chapter Nine, whose party do the friends go to?

3. In Chapter Six, what does Garret get?

4. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Abby still have on her phone?

5. In Chapter Seven, what song had Leah's parents played while she was in utero?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, how does Leah feel seeing her mom and Wells? What does she do after brunch?

2. In Chapter Eight, what does Morgan imply about Abby? How does Leah respond?

3. In Chapter Three, how does Leah feel hanging out with Bram? What does she show him?

4. In Chapter Four, what does Leah get in the mail? Why does she not open it?

5. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Garrett apologize for? How does Leah feel?

6. In Chapter Eleven, what does Simon tell Leah about lying to Garrett? What does he suggest?

7. In Chapter Twelve, what does Abby ask at lunch? How does she act when she finds out about Garrett and Leah going to prom?

8. In Chapter Nine, where does Leah go with Abby? What does Abby insinuate at the end of the chapter that occupies Leah's mind?

9. In Chapter Six, who does Leah's mom tease her about dating? How does Leah respond?

10. In Chapter Four, what does Leah sense about Garret? How does she feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, Leah says, "This is not my perfect prom night, and it's not the happy ending I pictured. It's not an ending at all. But it's mine" (336). By what she says, and what happens in the novel, what does it mean to have a happy ending or a perfect night? How does the vision, such as Leah's mom discussed earlier, connect to reality? Think about the ending of the novel, and discuss how this ending, if not fully happy, is entirely Leah's, and how this could be better than happiness.

Essay Topic 2

Morgan makes a racist comment about Abby, and Leah calls her out on it to the detriment of their friendship for some time. Look at this situation from two angles. First, how does Morgan's response and defensiveness show an ally's reaction gone wrong? How does forgiveness and reconciliation take place after these kinds of racist comments for the characters involved? And how does the handling and response to the situation on many levels show ways, good or bad, that these kinds of comments can be dealt with? Which characters do you think acted right in this situation, and how do you think they could have improved?

Essay Topic 3

Leah thinks Abby is perfect in the beginning of the novel. How is Abby really? How does Abby's facade of perfection have to do with racism and outside expectations? How is the way she presents and acts a way to navigate the world? Follow Abby's journey, and then choose two other characters to discuss how appearances in the novel are shown as being highly different than the interior. For each of these characters, look at what outside them makes them put on an exterior that others might not see.

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