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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 season and episode of Shooting Stars appears in the end of Chapter 18?

2. What house does Cal say he got on the Hogwarts House quiz in Chapter 18?

3. What emojis are featured in the text Cal receives from Leon in the opening of Chapter 14?

4. What space movie does Cal reference in the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. Where does Carmela say her parents immigrated to the U.S. from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Cal's fame described on the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?

3. What launch does Cal go to observe in Chapter 18? Why is it important?

4. How do the Shooting Stars episodes begin to change in tone by Chapter 18?

5. Who is interviewed on Shooting Stars in the end of Chapter 20? How does the interview end?

6. What news do Cal and Leon learn while they are out together in Chapter 16? What does this news mean?

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

8. What has been the public response to Cal's video in Chapter 27?

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

10. What cassette tape does Cal find in his room in Chapter 25? What does it signify?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss three examples of irony in The Gravity of Us. What purpose does each example serve? Does the author point out irony directly? How does the author employ verbal, situational, and dramatic irony in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the family relationships in The Gravity of Us. How does Cal perceive his parents and their relationship in the beginning of the novel? How do those perceptions change? How does Leon feel about his family?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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