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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 is Steve wearing that is odd when Halley sees him going into Marion's house?

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

3. What is Scarlett doing when Halley goes over to say goodbye?

4. How does Halley feel when her mother tells her she was too little to remember sitting on her grandmother's lap watching the comet?

5. Halley tells her mother that she will never learn unless her mother lets her do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Averby call Scarlett into his office and how does Scarlett respond to his suggestion?

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

4. What happens when Macon starts kissing her in the kitchen?

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

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 want to do before her mother heads off to visit her grandmother and what actually happens?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the purpose of the metaphor of the comet is in relation to the themes of this novel? Do you think the novel would be as well developed had the comet metaphor be left out? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing how the author utilized foreshadowing throughout the novel to help the reader understand the strength of the relationships between the characters. Which characters have the strongest bond? Is this surprising? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author show bullying throughout this novel? Which characters bully others? Which characters refuse to be bullied? Why do you think this is used in this type of novel?

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