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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. Where does Carmela say her parents immigrated to the U.S. from?
2. What emojis are featured in the text Cal receives from Leon in the opening of Chapter 14?
3. At what time does Cal start live streaming in Chapter 20?
4. What is the name of Cal's aunt who died?
5. With whom is the Shooting Stars interview that concludes Chapter 20?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Cal interview second at NASA in Chapter 24? What does this interview reveal?
2. What is revealed about the hiring of Cal's father on the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?
3. What does Cal do in Chapter 15 to "out" StarWatch?
4. What does Cal's mom say to him about fixing people or situations in Chapter 25?
5. What does Cal decide to do in order to reconcile with Deb in Chapter 22? Why does he change his mind?
6. What image is flashed on the screen during the rocket launch on Shooting Stars in Chapter 21? How does Cal react?
7. Who is interviewed on Shooting Stars in the end of Chapter 20? How does the interview end?
8. Who is Tori and why is she important in the narrative?
9. Give a brief description of Apollo 13 and discuss why it is referenced in the book.
10. What happens at the launch in Chapter 19? What does this foreshadow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the topic of mental health as it is depicted in the novel. What characters struggle with mental health? How? What ways do these characters seek to improve their mental health? What do you think the author's intentions are in addressing this topic?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss Cal's relationship with Leon in The Gravity of Us. How do Leon and Cal meet? What are their first impressions of one another? How does their relationship evolve in the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the plot structure of The Gravity of Us. What is the inciting action of the plot? Where does the climax occur? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the narrative?
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