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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 does Halley's mother think Halley did in regard to Macon?

2. What does Scarlett tell Halley that she is thinking of taking?

3. Where does Macon take Halley?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What changes for Halley while her mother is with her grandmother and why does this change occur?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you believe Halley was drawn to the character of Macon? Do you think this relationship would have happened had Scarlett not become pregnant? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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