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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. Which of the following does Dennis contemplate in Chapter 2?

2. Who does Liz say is the only person who matters to her?

3. What did Sean and Liz do on a first date?

4. What is Liz's emotion as she leaves in Chapter 7?

5. What does Liz compare Maggie's hair to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Liz decide against having sex with Sean?

2. How is it shown that Liz feels the need to be validated?

3. What are the contents of the memo at the end of Chapter 3?

4. At what point is the transition between the characters' thoughts most intense? Why?

5. Describe Maggie's loyalty to Liz.

6. What does Maggie's mother say about physical attractiveness?

7. Why is Liz uncomfortable around her stepfather? How is it shown that this affects her?

8. How is the Madonna statue being moved a symbol? What does it symbolize?

9. Describe Liz's tough exterior versus her softer interior.

10. Why does Liz end up going to the dance with Rod?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the third person omniscient point of view important in the story? What elements of a third person omniscient point of view make the story connect with the reader? How would the story change if the book were not written in this point of view?

Essay Topic 2

What role does peer pressure play in the novel? what message about peer pressure does the author wish to send? How do the characters cope with peer pressure? Do you think the author meant for the characters to serve as a model for peer pressure and the ideal way for teens to deal with it? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What social commentary does the author include in the story? What message about society and today's culture might the author be trying to send?

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