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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 did Jenny buy Chris last year for his birthday?

2. Where does Miller want to go in Chapter 28?

3. How much time does Clara say in Chapter 22 that she spent on the phone with Miller last night?

4. Where does Jonah take Morgan in Chapter 17 when he sees she is crying?

5. In Chapter 29, how long has Morgan been getting rid of Chris's stuff?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jonah describe Morgan in Chapter 23?

2. In Chapter 16, what conversation do Jonah and Clara have about tragedy?

3. In Chapter 26, what does Lexie have for Clara, and how does Clara explain what Lexie brings?

4. Why does Clara cry at the end of Chapter 24?

5. In Chapter 22, how do Clara and Morgan spend the weekend?

6. In Chapter 23, why does Jonah call Morgan early in the morning?

7. In Chapter 25, why does Mrs. Nettle come to speak to Morgan?

8. In Chapter 15, what does Morgan realize at the end of the chapter?

9. In Chapter 21, what does Morgan remember about installing stones on the back patio?

10. What type of boyfriend does Lexie say she is looking for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

How does Clara learn that her mother was the one who gave her advice through her aunt? What are Morgan’s motives for telling Clara that information? How does that information cause a rift in Morgan and Clara’s relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Clara reacts very immaturely to some of the events after the accident. How does Clara mature and grow in the novel? Why is her mother proud of her and the woman she is becoming at the end of the book?

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