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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 does Phoebe respond when Will asks her about Julian in Chapter 31?

2. What does John Leal recommend Phoebe do with her money?

3. What type of drink does Will offer Leigh?

4. Where does Will say he was when he stopped believing in God?

5. What does Phoebe tell Will about Jejah activity in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Will suggest to Phoebe at the end of Chapter 28?

2. What does Will notice when he helps Phoebe zip her dress?

3. What does Julian's boyfriend do to Phoebe that makes her uncomfortable?

4. Why can Phoebe not go to Beijing with Will?

5. Whom does Will email in order to learn more about the Jejah cult?

6. Why does Phoebe move out of her apartment shared with Will?

7. Who invites Will to watch an airball game at his suite?

8. Why does Liesl take a leave of absence from school?

9. What is the name of the group that meets at John Leal's house?

10. Where does Will take Phoebe on a surprise vacation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will Kendall is one of the few characters to experience poverty. Write an essay in which you examine the culture of poverty that Will describes. What specific attributes does will use to describe members of the working class? What does Will think of this lifestyle? Use evidence from the text to support your findings.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you address whether Phoebe and Will are reliable narrators or not. You can argue differently for each character. Use evidence from the text to support your conclusion.

Essay Topic 3

The author describes the actions and thoughts of pro-life activists at select moments in the novel. Explore the author's depiction of this stance, focusing on her description of their activities and motives (in letters, dialogue, and a the pro-life march). Finally, how might the tone used to describe this stance be indicative of the author's own view?

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