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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. Steve's friend who is also what insists on going to get Ronnie in Chapter 5?

2. What is the main character of a literary narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What inconsistencies can be seen in Ronnie's feelings about her father between the Prologue and Chapter 1? What does this foreshadow?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What foreshadowing is revealed in the Prologue? How is the end of the novel set up from this first opening?

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

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

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

Describe and discuss Will's family history. How does the wealth of Will's family differ from that of the other characters? How is Will's house described in the narrative? How does Ronnie interact with each of Will's parents? What causes her intimidation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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