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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Steve has gone out of his way to alter meals to accommodate what dietary conditions of Ronnie in the novel?
(a) She's allergic to fish.
(b) She's vegetarian.
(c) She's diabetic.
(d) She's hypoglycemic.

2. What is Ronnie's last name in the novel?
(a) James.
(b) Miller.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Williams.

3. Whose funeral is Ronnie preparing to attend in the Prologue?
(a) Steve's.
(b) Marcus'.
(c) Will's.
(d) Jonah's.

4. In Chapter 10, at the party, Marcus makes a point of making it appear that Ronnie is what?
(a) Stealiing.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Coming onto him.
(d) Taking drugs.

5. What in literature refers to the author's providing of some background information to the audience about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Rising Action.
(c) Argumentation.
(d) Rhetoric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ronnie try to get Blaze to do when she finds her in Chapter 12?

2. When confronted by Ronnie in Chapter 12, Blaze tells her she won't help her for fear of whom?

3. What refers to a broad idea, message, or moral of a story in literature?

4. What does Ronnie accuse Will of not doing when she confronts him in Chapter 13?

5. What does Ronnie tell her father she never wants to see or hear again in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Marcus' feelings for Ronnie described in Chapter 4? What actions does he take in the chapter?

2. What happens at the party Ronnie attends in Chapter 10? What worries her about the events?

3. How is the relationship between Blaze and Marcus defined in the novel? What is unhealthy about it?

4. Where does Ronnie wake up in Chapter 12? Who approaches her?

5. What main characters are established in the Prologue? What is the protagonist preparing to do?

6. Where is Ronnie going to stay with her father in Chapter 1? How is Ronnie's relationship with her father described?

7. How does Steve feel about his daughter? What efforts does he make in order to ensure her happiness in the novel?

8. Where does Ronnie have an encounter with Blaze in Chapter 10? What happens as a result?

9. Where does Ronnie wish she were spending the summer in Chapter 1? What limitations prevent her from doing so?

10. How does the relationship between Will and Ronnie progress in Chapter 13? Where does he take her on their day together?

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