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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. Where is Roy at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who is Arnie?

3. What are the names of Zoe's daughters?

4. Why does Lucas believe Libby Weller talks to him?

5. What is Lucas favorite ice cream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prevents Lucas from asking Libby to go on a picnic with him?

2. What does Lucas say in the letter he writes to Roy?

3. During his second visit with Zoe, Lucas notes that now he knew how Connor felt. What does he mean?

4. What ends the relationship between Lucas and Libby?

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

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

7. Describe Connor's home.

8. What does Libby have to say about Connor?

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

10. Why is Connor upset when Lucas finds him sunning in his backyard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss in an essay what the novel argues about the importance of second chances.

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, explain the importance of Lucas's relationship with Libby to the development of one or more of the novel's main ideas.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, discuss what role the setting -- either the time or place or both -- plays in developing the novel's main ideas.

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