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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. To what local hangout does Ronnie go with Marcus and Blaze in Chapter 5?

2. Who is Ronnie's younger brother?

3. Where does Ronnie find her friend in Chapter 10?

4. What is the name of Will's ex-girlfriend in the novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is revealed about Blaze and her parents in Chapter 8? How does this relate to Ronnie's situation?

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

Describe and analyze the plot structure of the novel, identifying and discussing the exposition, rising action, climax and denouement. Where does the novel return to in Chapter 37? What is the effect of this return to the beginning on the reader? What peace does Steve make before dying?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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