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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 Twenty Six, who does Leah realize she wants to kiss?

2. In Chapter Twenty Six, how does Nick seem?

3. In Chapter Eighteen, what does Abby show Leah?

4. In Chapter Twenty Four, when does Abby ask Leah to meet?

5. In Chapter Twenty Eight, what does Nick ask Leah?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty Eight, what does Abby tell Leah she is scared of? What does Leah tell Abby they are?

2. In Chapter Twenty Six, what does Nick ask Leah about Garrett? What does Leah realize about Garrett?

3. In Chapter Twenty Seven, why does Leah feel awkward around Bram? What does Bram think is going on?

4. In Chapter Seventeen, what does Abby suggest to Leah about living? What does Leah think?

5. In Chapter Fifteen, what happens between Nick and Abby? What does Simon ask Leah?

6. In Chapter Twenty, what does Leah do based on Abby's dare? What does Abby say that offends Leah?

7. In Chapter Nineteen, what does Leah do at the college party? What does Leah get invited to do?

8. In Chapter Twenty Three, what does Leah look at to distract herself? What does she do on her Tumblr account?

9. In Chapter Seventeen, where do Abby and Leah go to stay? Where are they invited?

10. In Chapter Twenty One, what is Anna trying to get Morgan and Leah do? What does Leah say instead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abby and Nick's breakup resonates throughout the novel, making room for new possibilities of romance, while both Abby and Nick, as well as their friends, cope with the fallout. How does this breakup impact different characters? Choose at least four characters to write about their feelings about the breakup. Use this to discuss, how does a breakup have to do with more than just the characters in a relationship? And how do the way characters feel or think show a complex picture of relationships and breakups, and why people stay in relationships? Consider also how appearance factors into these choices.

Essay Topic 2

After Morgan's comment, Abby says she forgives, but is not sure if she trusts Morgan any more (257). Leah in the beginning of the novel does not want to forgive Martin, and later does not want to forgive Morgan. How is forgiveness shown to work in the novel across many levels? Consider how the conflict and resolution is spread over many chapters with the characters discussing it several times What does forgiveness mean, and what does it resolve? Is forgiveness an end or a process? Use both these characters and one other character for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Abby finally comes out to Leah partway through the novel, and Leah finally comes out to Simon and her friends at the end. What has stopped these characters from coming out before? Is sexuality as straightforward as straight, gay, or bi? What causes confusion? Discuss their journey, and use this for an argument of how coming out is a high personal and individual journey. How does the novel show the process of coming into ones sexuality, and embracing it as an individual and complicated process?

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