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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 is the name of the girl who runs into Ronnie on the beach in Chapter 3?

2. What is Ronnie's last name in the novel?

3. Steve thinks of whose death in Chapter 9?

4. Who does Ronnie go looking for the next morning after the party in Chapter 10?

5. What refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces in literature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What attracts Ronnie to Blaze in the novel? What does this reveal about Ronnie's character?

2. How has Steve's abandonment affected Ronnie? How is this seen in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

6. What lesson in trust does Ronnie learn in Chapter 14?

7. What confrontation does Ronnie have with Will in Chapter 13? What is Will's response?

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

9. What does Steve do as he awaits the arrival of his children in Chapter 2? How does he feel about seeing them?

10. What argument do Will and Scott get into in the beginning of Chapter 5? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the relationship between Marcus and Blaze in "The Last Song". How did Blaze and Marcus meet? In what ways does Marcus appear to use Blaze? What is foreshadowed by Marcus' obvious interest in Ronnie?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and analyze the rising action of the novel. When does the novel shift from exposition to an active plot? What new conflicts does Ronnie face in the reading? Also, discuss Scott's actions in Chapters 23 and 24 and the importance of the volleyball tournament. What does Scott want to get out of the tournament and why does he need Will's assistance?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of coastal North Carolina, and discuss and analyze the characters of Blaze, Marcus and Will in the narrative. How does Ronnie meet these characters? What are Ronnie's first impressions of each character?

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