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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 image does Catherine create on a card marked "Together" for Jason?

2. Where would Catherine like to take a trip alone with her father?

3. Jason's struggle is to ________________________.

4. What does the boy visiting Kristi share with Kristi and Catherine but not with David?

5. What does Catherine think Jason is referring to when he points to the card while outside with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What contrasts does the author show between Kristi and Catherine when they go swimming at the pond?

2. Why does Catherine think that Kristi has asked her to double-date at the community dance?

3. How does Catherine's new attitude about authentic relationships alter the relationship she has with her father?

4. What emotional barrier does Catherine cross when deciding to ask Jason to go to the dance?

5. Why is Catherine so conflicted about who to go to the community dance with?

6. Why is Catherine's gift for Jason a truly genuine one?

7. What is the emotional impact that Jason's asking Catherine to the dance has on Catherine?

8. What does Catherine think her father cares about more than his family and why does Catherine always feel that she is second on her father's list?

9. At whom does Catherine direct her frustration for being embarrassed by David and what does Catherine do in response to her anger?

10. Why is Catherine's running with Jason in the parking lot the emotional climax of the novel for Catherine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the greatest lesson Catherine learns from David? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Catherine always recall about life with her brother?

Essay Topic 2

Describe David. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing David's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest lesson Catherine learns from Jason? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Catherine always recall about his life when Jason was her friend?

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