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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. Who calms April when she starts to fuss?

2. Whom does Darren call at the house?

3. Why does Deanna cry a little?

4. What does Tommy ask Deanna that she refuses?

5. How does Deanna's father act towards his wife when he loses his job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Deanna miss an opportunity to close the gap between her and her father?

2. What does the note found in Stacy's car say?

3. Where does Stacy say she was and what does Darren say when Deanna calls him and what is Deanna's response?

4. What does Deanna tell Stacy she wants to do for her and Darren and what does Stacy say about it?

5. How does Michael reveal that he has hurt someone in a romantic relationship?

6. How do Jason and Deanna end up back at Jason's house?

7. What happens to make Deanna confront Tommy about their previous history?

8. Why is Deanna relieved when she calls Jason to tell him about Stacy?

9. What happens when Deanna goes to meet Jason and Lee at the Taco Bell?

10. What do Darren and Deanna discuss concerning Stacy and April?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The narrative's thematic interest in honesty and vulnerability comes to the forefront in this section. The narrative here creates the sense that because Deanna has set the future course of her life in motion (i.e. discovering her capacity to be honest and acting to build on the sense of healing freedom that she feels as the result of being honest), there is room for other possibilities for fulfillment to emerge. Her cleaning her room is a metaphoric externalization / representation in her life.

1. Discuss the relationship between honesty and vulnerability. Use examples from Story of a Girl and your own life to support your answer.

2. What possibilities to you think might emerge in Deanna's life? Use examples from Story of a Girl and your own life to support your answer.

3. Discuss how cleaning her room is a metaphor for Deanna's changes in her life. Use examples from Story of a Girl and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Story of a Girl help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Story of a Girl? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in Story of a Girl to discuss and compare the character's response to how you think you would respond.

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