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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. Who is Jason's older brother?

2. Why does Catherine run Jason around the parking lot in his wheelchair?

3. Where does Catherine wait for Jason to arrive at the dance?

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

5. What sensations does Jason long for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dad's tomato garden symbolize?

2. How does Jason's insistence on seeing Catherine's bad emotion card show the difference between Jason and Kristi?

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

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

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

6. In what ways do Kristi and Catherine feel conflicted in their family relationships?

7. How does Catherine show her new level of maturity regarding her relationships with David and Jason at the end?

8. How could Catherine not have known that the "Together" card would make Jason so upset?

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

10. What is special about the set of word cards Catherine makes as another part of Jason's birthday gift?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the internal conflict Catherine experiences regarding David. Why is Catherine frustrated with David a lot of the time? Why is Catherine protective of David? Is theirs a typical sibling relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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