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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. When Lucas asks Zoe for advice about "a friend," what is her second guess for who he is talking about?

2. Why are the dogs ready to run the next time Lucas visits, in Chapter 4?

3. As she soon as she looks in Lucas' eyes, what does Zoe say?

4. What does Lucas do for the person in the hospital?

5. What does the visitor at the cabin in Chapter 3 give Lucas to drink?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Connor's home.

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

8. What do Lucas and Darren talk about before the date with Libby?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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