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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. Marcus and his friends steal all of whose food in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 10, at the party, Marcus makes a point of making it appear that Ronnie is what?

3. When Marcus hits on Ronnie in Chapter 3, she brushes him off and goes to join whom?

4. Ronnie learns that who is Will's ex-girlfriend in Chapter 14?

5. Marcus invites Ronnie where before leaving in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What conversation do Ronnie and Blaze have in Chapter 12? How does Ronnie feel about it?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss childhood development and emotional detachment as they apply to the novel. How are Steve's parents described in the narrative, and what effect did they have on him? What did Steve struggle with in his marriage to Kim? How is childhood development and detachment applicable to Ronnie and Jonah?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the symbolism of the hatching turtles, and the impending departure of Will in Chapter 29. How are these two events related metaphorically? How is the extent of Steve's illness revealed in this chapter?

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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