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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. Who did Cassie really used to like romantically?

2. In Chapter Fifteen, what does Cassie ask Abby?

3. What does Abby admit to herself that she often feels about herself in Chapter Eleven?

4. Which team gets eliminated in Chapter Fifteen?

5. Who is one of the former child television stars who competes on the show?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twelve, what surprises Laura about the way the hospital staff treat her and Cassie after Cassie has the baby?

2. Why does Juliet particularly hate doing poorly on the mental games?

3. How does Carl feel about his son Benjamin?

4. In Chapter Eight, why does Justin think he did so well in the sand challenge?

5. In Chapter Nine, why does Juliet decide to focus some of her energies on Cassie?

6. What did Abby recall feeling the day of her wedding?

7. At the end of Chapter Eleven, why is Laura really worried about Cassie?

8. What does Carl say to Laura in Chapter Ten that appears to shock Laura?

9. In Chapter Eleven, what is different about the round of searching for objects in Japan?

10. What do Carl and Jeff have in common as brothers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters are the most willing to exploit others for personal gain in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Which character or characters do you think have changed the most significantly from the beginning to the end of this novel, and which remain the most static? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Parkhust chose to write this novel from so m any different perspectives of different characters? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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