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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. Where did Steve and Dub spend Spring Break their Sophomore year?

2. When Steve came home what were his mom and stepdad doing?

3. Holly and Bill have been accepted to colleges far apart. What are they going to do about their relationship?

4. What did Dub cook for dinner the night she picked him up from the airport?

5. What sound interrupted Steve and Dub's making out in his bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. A month before graduation Steve calls his father for what reason?

2. What does Steve tell Dub about the relationship between him and his father?

3. When Steve turns in the last of his essay what do he and Mr. DeMouy talk about?

4. Since beginning the essay for Mr.DeMouy, Steve has only used drugs once. What happened to cause Steve to resort back to getting high to deal with his emotions the second time?

5. During his senior year, Sarah and Steve get into a large fight one night while watching videos. What was it about and what was revealed?

6. What does Steve find when he returns home from his mother's during Christmas vacation?

7. What happens in Houston Sophomore Year (pp 127-131) when Steve returns home after Christmas break?

8. Describe Steve's reaction to Jacqueline.

9. What do Steve and Allison share with each other while on the trip to the Pearl Jam concert?

10. Describe what college Steve wants to get accepted to the most and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on one of the following subjects:

Part 1) The inner turmoil that teenagers feel and the emotional and or physical release that drugs provide.

Part 2) A teenager's need to feel accepted.

Part 3) The importance that music has on young adults.

Essay Topic 2

Steve realizes he doesn't want to be one of the stoners any longer while at the wake for Kurt Cobain.

What is significant about this realization? What does it mean for the main character? How would the story have been different without this realization?

Essay Topic 3

Jealousy is found many times throughout the story.

Part 1) Explain how jealousy affects people.

Part 2) Why is jealousy such an overwhelming emotion?

Part 3) What would have been your reaction to finding your boyfriend/girlfriend sleeping with your high school teacher?

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