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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month is it in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) October.

2. What is the title of Chapter 16?
(a) "Dying Again Trying."
(b) "Where it Matters."
(c) "Come Back."
(d) "Goodbye, Travis."

3. What does Cate say she is no longer doing in Chapter 21?
(a) Writing novels.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Painting.
(d) Making jewelry.

4. Who is the new guidance counselor at Travis's school in Chapter 10?
(a) Arnold Tedeski.
(b) Jeremy Pratt.
(c) Lawrence Ramsey.
(d) Philip Franklin.

5. What does Hatton say "is the only way for some people to be happy" in Chapter 12?
(a) "Dying."
(b) "Living."
(c) "Pretending."
(d) "Running."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 8?

2. Where do Travis and Kyle go to a party in Chapter 21?

3. What holiday is celebrated in Chapter 14?

4. With whom does Cate say she needs to talk things over before seeing Travis in Chapter 22?

5. Who is Travis's father's boss at work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plot elements are established in Chapters 1-4?

2. What does Cate say to Travis when she calls him in Chapter 19?

3. What does Travis remark about his friendship with Hatton in Chapter 20? What leads to this?

4. To whom does Travis reach out for help and advice in Chapter 4? What advice is he given?

5. What is the significance of the painting that Travis recalls in Chapter 8?

6. What inner conflict does Travis face in Chapter 12? How does he address this conflict?

7. How are the scientific elements of Travis's transplant described in the narrative?

8. How is Travis's encounter with Cate described in Chapter 21?

9. Whom does Travis go to see in Chapter 11? What do they discuss?

10. How does the title of the book come into play in Chapter 7? Who uses this name?

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