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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 did Jory's ballet costume consist of?

2. Who did Bart suggest intentionally caused Jory's accident?

3. What does Catherine give a model kit of to Jory to pass the time?

4. How is Joel related to Catherine?

5. According to Catherine, why does Jory need to live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who planned the accident that hurt Jory?

2. Why is Bart angry about his grandmother's will?

3. After Jory is injured, how does his future look?

4. Describe Cindy.

5. What causes Bart to become angry with Melodie before they reveal their affair?

6. Why is Foxworth Hall an important setting?

7. What is the reader left to wonder about Bart after Jory's accident?

8. Describe Joel's influence on Bart.

9. Who does Jory blame for Melodie and Bart's affair and why?

10. Why is the first person point of view the best way to tell this story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Bart infatuated with Melodie? What does he want with Melodie? What types of intentions does he have? Are his feelings genuine?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Toni's development as a character. How does she go from being in love with Bart to being married to Jory?

Essay Topic 3

Why is it significant that Chris died? What does this mean for the rest of the family? When Bart delivers an appropriate eulogy, what does this symbolize?

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