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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. Walking to the next Monday meeting, in Chapter 17, what favor does Roy ask of Lucas?

2. Where do Roy and Darren talk in Chapter 13?

3. What does Connor say he will tell his mother about the pillow case?

4. What part of Roy is injured?

5. Why does Connor refuse Lucas's offer to let him run with the dogs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What big idea does Lucas have when he cannot sleep?

2. When Lucas drops the gun into the river, he tells the river, "You owe me one." What does he mean?

3. How does Lucas's mother react when he tells her he is taking Roy to an NA meeting, and what does her reaction reveal about her?

4. Why does Connor insist Lucas saved him?

5. What does Joe's story reveal about the differences between previous American wars and Vietnam?

6. Describe Lucas's relationship with Harris.

7. What is Lucas's reaction to seeing Roy again?

8. How exactly does Connor explain to Lucas that he is no longer suicidal?

9. How does Roy react to Joe's offer to help?

10. What became of Zoe and her cabin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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