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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 does Darren ask Lucas to do?

2. After telling Zoe about Roy, what does Lucas ask her about Connor?

3. The morning after Lucas's second date with Libby, what is his mother angry about?

4. Who does Connor say saved his life?

5. What does Darren say when Lucas asks if he is upset about Libby in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lucas avoid Vietnam and why?

2. Why is Lucas not there when Darren talks to Roy?

3. What does Zoe say at the meeting?

4. Why is Connor upset with Lucas after the picnic?

5. What is Lucas's mother doing when they get home from NA and why is it significant?

6. How did Zoe protect Roy from the town, and what is significant about it?

7. What was wrong with Lucas's letters to Roy?

8. Why is Lucas's mother so angry with him the day after the date?

9. Describe Lucas's relationship with Harris.

10. What advice does Zoe give Lucas when he says he has got too many people to save?

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

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, think about what this novel has to say about responsibility, guilt, and the difficulty of accepting help from others.

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