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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. Who does Scarlett write to telling them about the baby?

2. Which of the following emotions best describes how Macon feels on the drive home?

3. Where does Halley's grandmother live?

4. How does Halley spend the time while her mother is staying with her grandmother?

5. Why doesn't Halley even try to picture Macon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Halley want to do before her mother heads off to visit her grandmother and what actually happens?

4. What injuries does the doctor tell Halley she suffered in the car accident?

5. Who are Scarlett and Halley going to the prom with and why is Halley going with this person?

6. 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?

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

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

9. What worries Halley's mother about Macon and what does Halley think about how her mother approaches this subject?

10. How does Halley come to learn some new information about her grandmother and what does she learn about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does Halley show her own set of maternal feelings? Do you think this is normal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what way does the metaphor of a coloring book accurately describe the events within the book? What would be another accurate metaphor? How would that develop?

Essay Topic 3

Does this novel accurately represent the life and issues a teen today faces? Why or why not? In what ways does this novel address issues you have faced specifically in your life.

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