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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. Ronnie calls Steve to pick her up where in Chapter 11?

2. Ronnie tells Blaze about what problems in Chapter 8?

3. Will approaches Ronnie on the beach in Chapter 12, and says he is there working as a volunteer for what?

4. What gets spilled on Ronnie's shirt in Chapter 3?

5. Who does Ronnie run into when she leaves the house in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What fight breaks out in Chapter 5? Who begins it and who ends it?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Ronnie do after leaving the volleyball game in Chapter 3? Who does she meet?

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

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

10. What does Steve do with Jonah before Ronnie calls in Chapter 11? What is his response to her arrest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative voice in "The Last Song" and the element of foreshadowing in the Prologue. What does the reader know from the beginning? From whose perspective is the story related? Is the point of view omniscient or limited? What impact does this style have on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Define and identify irony in the novel. Why is it ironic that Ronnie and Will come to Blaze's rescue in Chapter 28? What are the different forms of irony in literature? How are each implemented in the novel?

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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