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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 Eighteen, what does Leah say to Abby's question about their friendship?

2. In Chapter Twenty Two, why is Nick sad?

3. In Chapter Eighteen, what does Leah do to distract herself?

4. In Chapter Fifteen, where does Taylor want to rehearse?

5. In Chapter Twenty Seven, what does Abby offer to Leah?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty, what does Abby say about liking Leah? How does she say she feels?

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

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

4. In Chapter Twenty One, what does Leah find when she gets home? Why is she upset?

5. In Chapter Fifteen, where does Leah go? Why is the gathering canceled?

6. In Chapter Twenty Six, why does Nick have Leah and Simon over? How does Nick seem?

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

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

9. In Chapter Twenty Three, what does Simon tell Leah about Abby and Nick? What does Leah find ironic about this?

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

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

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

When Abby speaks of college, she says excitedly that real life is starting (171). What lessons from the novel do you think the characters have learned that will carry over to the real life? How do you think they still need to evolve or grow? Choose three characters to say what you think they will learned and how this will help them.

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