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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. In Chapter 17, Ronnie wakes to find her father outside speaking with Pastor Harris and whom?

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

3. Steve has gone out of his way to alter meals to accommodate what dietary conditions of Ronnie in the novel?

4. What is Ronnie's mother's name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Ronnie go in Chapter 3? What happens as she watches a volleyball game there?

2. What is Ronnie's reaction to her father's lack of punishment for her arrest in Chapter 11? Why?

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

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

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

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

7. What actions does Marcus take when Blaze and Ronnie are eating at a diner in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Will's character development in the novel. What does the reader learn about Will's friendship and obligation to Scott in Chapter 20? What does Ronnie, and by extension, the reader, learn in this chapter which illuminates the rationale behind Will's actions? What does Will think of Ronnie in comparison with his ex-girlfriend?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of Steve's window and the theme of forgiveness in the narrative. Why does Steve encourage Ronnie to forgive Will? What does the window represent metaphorically? How does the symbolism of the window tie into the theme of forgiveness in "The Last Song"?

Essay Topic 3

Define and identify conflict in narrative literature and the novel. What is internal conflict and how does it differ from external conflict? What does Ronnie struggle with internally in the novel? How does this conflict drive her actions in Chapter 5?

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