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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 kind of trash does Andy say Joe is?

2. How does Ginny describe the tone of voice that calls her in this section?

3. Why does Andy say Joe doesn't have a gang?

4. Which of the following does Ginny claim is one of Rhiannon's defining characteristics?

5. What does Helen's husband do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ginny's job at the Yacht Club?

2. What did Helen tell Rhiannon on the phone?

3. What does Andy say he identifies as?

4. Why is the bridge newer than the rest of the road?

5. What does Dafydd say happened on the bridge?

6. What does Ginny know about social workers?

7. What does Ginny remember about her time with her father as a child?

8. How does the author describe Harry and Angie Lime?

9. Why did Ginny think the people at her school were stupid?

10. What does Andy say about Joe Chicago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the students think is Ginny's future? What suggestions are there in the book that her life will develop in this way?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author represent teenage years and its problems? How does the author change his representation to fit the story? What tone does the representation give the story?

Essay Topic 3

How does Robert become an important part of Ginny's life? What does he help Ginny find out more about herself?

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