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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 does Sam take Noah hiking in Chapter 40?

2. Why did Justin go to college?

3. When Sam sees Mitchell again in Chapter 28, how long has he been gone?

4. In Chapter 32, what grade is Noah in?

5. In Chapter 41, what does Sam get on a math test?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sam tell Justin about her dad in Chapter 43, and what does Justin realize?

2. As the light fades, who is the first to say they have to go and why?

3. How does Sam feel and what does she do about her father's disappearance in Chapter 26?

4. Where does Sam finally see her dad in Chapter 28, and what does he look like?

5. How does Sam meet Justin, Kyle, Sean, and Amber?

6. Who does Sam catch Declan with in Chapter 32?

7. In Chapter 34, what does Mitchell tell Sam when he sees her on a Sunday morning?

8. How does Sam feel when Mitchell dies?

9. In Chapter 46, what does Sam buy Noah and why?

10. What problems are there with Noah in Chapter 35?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Corey and Sam are assigned to do a physics project together and then begin spending time together. How and why do they view their relationship differently?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Goodman use idioms in Sam? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

After Mitchell returns, Sam barely speaks to him. Why does Sam have regrets after her father dies?

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