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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 has changed when Lucas visits the cemetery again?

2. Where does Lucas go at 4 a.m. when he cannot sleep?

3. When Lucas finds no one home at Zoe's in Chapter 7, where does he eventually find her and the dogs?

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

5. Who is Arnie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zoe get confused when Lucas asks her about Connor?

2. What does Lucas discover about Zoe when he shows up one morning and she is not at her cabin?

3. Describe Connor's home.

4. What argument does Lucas make for why Zoe should not kill herself?

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

6. What happens to Lucas on his first walk in the woods?

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

8. What is Zoe's explanation for why people cannot forgive her?

9. According to Zoe, why does Lucas worry so much about what other people think?

10. How does Zoe's daughter seem to feel about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, discuss what the writer seems to be saying about the importance of storytelling. Be sure to consider at least two different examples of "story" in relation to the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, discuss how the novel deals with suicide and what the author seems to be saying about the subject.

Essay Topic 3

Lucas and Connor are the same age and have known each other since childhood. In an essay, compare and contrast their characters.

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