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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. Will and Scott are playing the final game for the championship when Will sees who catch fire in Chapter 28?

2. What game does Will play with Ronnie's family in Chapter 19?

3. Who comes and asks Ronnie to rethink her decision to end her relationship with Will at the end of Chapter 26?

4. Who joins Ronnie and tells Ronnie how much this visit from her and Jonah has meant to their father in Chapter 31?

5. Who does Will get into a fight with in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal conflicts and external obstacles does Ronnie face in Chapter 26?

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

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

4. How does Ronnie react to the news of her father's prognosis in Chapter 31?

5. Who comes to the aid of Ronnie and Jonah while their father is in the hospital in Chapter 31? How?

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

7. What argument takes place between Ronnie and Kim in Chapter 33? What does Ronnie discover?

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

9. Why is Scott pressuring Will in Chapter 18? Why does Will succumb to this pressure?

10. What revelations does Steve have in Chapter 25 regarding his children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Ronnie. How old is Ronnie as the novel begins? Where is she going, and how does she feel about her father? What is Ronnie's history in New York, and what legal problems does she have there?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact of Steve's cancer on his family. Why did Steve choose to hide his illness? What are Ronnie's and Jonah's reactions upon hearing their father is dying? What kind of cancer does Steve have? Where has the cancer spread? Why are there no treatment options to help Steve?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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