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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 sensations does Jason long for?

2. In the end, Catherine chooses Jason over _________________.

3. Jason tells Catherine that sometimes he feels _________________.

4. What does Kristi feel about swimming in the pond?

5. What does Jason show off at the next therapy session?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the end, how does Catherine decide to treat David?

3. What does Dad's tomato garden symbolize?

4. What does Jason get that gives him more mobility?

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

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

7. What reason does Catherine give her mother for why she stormed out of Jason's house?

8. How does Jason react when Catherine brings Nutmeg to therapy?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

RULES is a classic example of a coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply RULES? What is he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

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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