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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. In 2020, what world event is changing almost all lives around the globe?

2. In Part IV, what does Ben say about Theo's and Sarah's choice not to tell him Mimi was missing immediately?

3. What does Ben wear outside the night of the crash?

4. What does Shenkman discover when he wakes up in Part III?

5. In 2020, what does Shenkman tell Waldo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ben tell Waldo about his night in the playhouse with Mimi?

2. What does Ben realize fairly soon after the car accident in 1985?

3. What does Waldo say is watching over him and Mimi?

4. What does Shenkman realize in Part III when he goes to check on Waldo in the morning?

5. Where does Ben think Mimi might have gone?

6. What does Mimi think about Ben's temperament?

7. What is the legend around the tree in the Wilf's front yard?

8. Why do Sarah and Ben decide not to wake Ben when they find out Mimi is missing?

9. What does Ben later learn about his decision to move Misty Zimmerman out of the car?

10. How does Shenkman use exercise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do different characters evolve throughout the pandemic as Shapiro explains it towards the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Which characters, if any, reach a kind of redemption at the end of the novel? In what ways? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What event brings Theo, Sarah, and Ben back together and how do all three characters change because of it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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