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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. Why does Lucas believe Libby Weller talks to him?

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

3. What is Lucas favorite ice cream?

4. What does Lucas suggest he and the person he meets at the cabin in Chapter 3 use for measuring the door?

5. Why is Connor angry with Lucas in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Lucas and Libby talk about after the movie?

4. What does Mrs. Barnes ask Lucas about when she shows up at his house?

5. Why is Lucas having trouble reading Roy's letter?

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

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

8. What does Lucas discover in the graveyard?

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

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

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

In an essay consider how the novel defines addiction and what the author seems to be saying about it.

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