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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. Why does Halley apologize to Macon?

2. What does Halley's mother tell her about Macon?

3. What does Halley's mother tell her she will understand one day?

4. What does Scarlett tell Halley that people like them do not do?

5. What does Scarlett tell Halley about Macon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Scarlett kept really busy?

2. How can Halley tell that Macon is trying to get in touch with her and how does this make her feel?

3. How does Halley respond when her mother tells her that she is glad she broke up with Macon and how does she feel about her response?

4. What continues to worry Scarlett about her pregnancy and her mother?

5. How does Halley spend the week after the accident and how does she feel about Macon?

6. How does Halley want to spend New Years Eve and how does her mother want her to spend it? Who wins?

7. What does Halley's mother do when Halley wakes up after the accident?

8. Why can't Halley sleep and what does she hope to discover about Macon?

9. Why does Halley go with Scarlett to the doctors?

10. What happens when Halley and Macon are lying on the bed together and he is getting ready to have sex with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways was Halley's heart hurt the most after the car accident? Which characters specifically caused her the most pain? Why do you think this is the case?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Halley's visit to her grandmother help her to gain more courage? In what ways does it help her to make decisions about Macon? Do you believe the visit was helpful or harmful to Halley? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How does Halley and Scarlett's friendship demonstrate strength throughout the novel? In what ways does it show weakness? Which of the two of them seems to be the strongest character and why?

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