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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. How has Cal been depicted in the Shooting Stars episode in Chapter 21?

2. What is revealed about Cal's father in the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?

3. Where does Deb say she is staying with her cousin in Chapter 21?

4. With whom is the Shooting Stars interview that concludes Chapter 20?

5. What kind of car does Carl's dad drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kiara reveal on the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?

2. Who is the guest on the Shooting Stars' online content featured at the end of Chapter 23? What is the interview about?

3. What image is flashed on the screen during the rocket launch on Shooting Stars in Chapter 21? How does Cal react?

4. What does Cal's mom say to him about fixing people or situations in Chapter 25?

5. Why does Leon feel upset at the celebration party in Chapter 17?

6. How have Deb's circumstances changed in Chapter 21?

7. What is revealed about the hiring of Cal's father on the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?

8. Who does Cal interview first at NASA in Chapter 24? What does this character talk about?

9. Why do Cal and his mother go to the Tucker house in Chapter 14?

10. What does Cal do in Chapter 15 to "out" StarWatch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of setting in The Gravity of Us. Where does Cal live in the beginning of the novel? Where does he move? How are these settings compared? Why is setting important to the plot of this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss three examples of foreshadowing in the novel. What event is foreshadowed? How does the author indicate this event? Does the author make use of red herrings in the narrative? How do these examples serve the text?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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