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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 direction is Bayview from San Diego?

2. What does Nate drive?

3. What did the school build?

4. Who rides along with Simon to the hospital?

5. What month does this story begin in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Bronwyn and Nate do when they leave school after detention?

2. What does Addy say when the detective asks her about the nurse's office?

3. What happened to Nate's mom?

4. How does Addy explain Cooper?

5. What does Cooper think is wrong with Simon when he collapses?

6. What type of families are moving to the Bayview area?

7. Why could Simon not publish the latest About That update?

8. What does Bronwyn try to convinve Mr. Avery of?

9. Who does Bronwyn think still has their phones during detention?

10. What does Officer Lopez warn Nate about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the author write some characters as static and some as dynamic? Would the novel be effective if all of the characters were one way or the other? Which of the main characters has changed the most as the story progresses and how have they developed?

Essay Topic 2

Cooper says that one of the best things about baseball is that he is not able to check his phone while he is playing. Explain why that is a relief for Cooper. Include Cooper's complicated relationship with his athletic success. What is Cooper afraid of? How are his inner and outer self in conflict?

Essay Topic 3

Addy's mom expects Addy and her sister to attract and keep men. What does Addy's mom communicate, either verbally or nonverbally, to her daughters about relationships? How is Addy influenced by her mom? What is the author trying to convey about Addy's upbringing?

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