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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 does Ann tell Sam to take to eat before she leaves in Chapter 49?

2. Why did Justin go to college?

3. Where does Sam take Noah hiking in Chapter 40?

4. What do Corey and Sam drink when they look for her dad online?

5. In Chapter 45, what day of the week is it when Courtney takes Sam to urgent care?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Sam feel when Mitchell dies?

4. In Chapter 45, how do the others treat Sam when she returns to Red Rocks?

5. In Chapter 33, what are Sam's thoughts after she catches Declan with Toby?

6. Where does Sam work the summer before her junior year, and what are the conditions like?

7. How does Sam conquer Old Bones?

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

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

10. What is Mitchell's memorial like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam thinks that her dad is trapped and his life is boring. Why does Sam think her father’s life is boring? Why does her mother tell her that “boring is good” (86)?

Essay Topic 2

In Sam, 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 storyline? 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 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Goodman use more metaphors or similes in Sam? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts?

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