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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. After the incident in the park, what does Connor ask Lucas?

2. Why does Connor say he hopes his father returns?

3. According to Zoe, why will people in the town not forgive her?

4. What do Lucas and Connor do at the park?

5. Who is in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucas manage to save Zoe Dinsmore's life?

2. How does Lucas wind up with a spot on the track team?

3. What does Lucas discover about Zoe's past?

4. How does Zoe treat Lucas the first time they meet?

5. How does Connor react when Lucas tells him about Zoe's past?

6. Describe Connor's home.

7. What advice does Zoe give Lucas about picking a movie?

8. What is his mother's response when Lucas tells her he saved someone's life?

9. Why is Lucas having trouble deciding about a second date, and how does Zoe help him?

10. What does Libby have to say about Connor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, explain how the author uses the novel's structure to develop one or more of its central themes.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the novel's characters harm themselves or want to harm themselves in one way or another. In an essay, discuss what point you think the author may be making with these characters?

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, consider what the Vietnam War has to do with one or more of the novel's major themes.

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