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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 does Maggie worry that Dennis will do?

2. Where do Sean and Liz go in Chapter 11?

3. What emotion does Dennis feel when he finds out he is not going to prom?

4. How much time does it take for the car to get to the doctor's office?

5. Where does Maggie speak to Dennis at in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is Maggie a good friend? How is she a bad friend?

2. Why do the girls wear their prom gowns to the clinic?

3. Why does Maggie go to the clinic with Rod and Liz?

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

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

6. How does Liz feel about getting married?

7. What does Liz need from Maggie. Can Maggie provide this for her?

8. Why does Liz tell Maggie to let her die?

9. Why does Liz decide to have an abortion?

10. How does Rod behave toward Liz in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does foreshadowing play in the story? Consider the theme of suicide in Chapter 3 and the astrological readings that Liz fears. What do these events foreshadow? How does the reader know that these are elements of foreshadowing? How does foreshadowing build tension?

Essay Topic 2

Choose three literary devices used in the story, citing specific references. Some literary devices to explore include: symbolism, irony, allegory, conflict, figurative language, and mood.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the protagonist and antagonist in the story. How does the antagonist create conflict? How does the protagonist attempt to solve conflict?

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