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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. How many fireballs does Marcus have Blaze make in Chapter 27?

2. In Chapter 23, Will and Ronnie are spending more time with what, in order to protect them?

3. Who does Will go and ask a favor from after Ronnie ends their relationship in Chapter 32?

4. Who does Ronnie ask to take her home after the wedding in Chapter 26?

5. After someone catches fire on the pier, Will decides there is no time to wait for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does the narrator say Steve learned he was dying in Chapter 30? How did he choose to live his final moments?

2. What deal do Ronnie and Will make in Chapter 23? Why?

3. How does Ronnie feel upon departing the wedding in Chapter 26? What actions does she take?

4. What do Ronnie and Will spend the day doing in Chapter 21? What do they talk about?

5. What causes the tension between Will and Ronnie in Chapter 29? What helps to ease the tension?

6. What does Will come to appreciate about Ronnie in Chapter 20?

7. What does Will reveal about the fire at Pastor Harris' church in Chapter 32? What is Ronnie's response?

8. How has Ronnie's character arc developed by Chapter 21? What changes has she undergone?

9. What interaction does Ronnie have with Blaze in Chapter 26? What concerns Ronnie?

10. How does Will perform in the volleyball tournament in Chapter 28? What distraction takes Will out of the game?

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

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 3

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"?

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