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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. What color roses does Liz have in Chapter 13?

2. What alerts Liz to a problem with Sean in Chapter 13?

3. Where do Sean and Liz drive to after the dance?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Liz plan to do about her pregnancy?

5. According to Maggie, which of the following people are impressed with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Liz feel about getting married?

2. What is the central cause of deterioration in the relationship between Maggie and Dennis?

3. How is Liz an ill-fated character?

4. What insecurities does Dennie have? Why?

5. How does Maggie show that she cares for Liz in Chapter 8?

6. Describe the way Liz behaves toward Sean in Chapter 11.

7. Why does Sean decide that he does not want to marry Liz?

8. What does Maggie need from Liz?

9. Describe the tone of the note at the end of Chapter 12 from Liz to Maggie. In what tone might the reader find the note?

10. What improvements are made to the relationship between Dennis and Maggie in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What does each character gain in the story? What does each character lose? What are the results and reasons for these gains and losses?

Essay Topic 3

Why is realism important in the story? How does realism give the reader a way to connect with the writing? What is the downfall to a story that does not contain realism? How do these questions apply to this specific story?

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