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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. Who wins the game that Ronnie's family plays with Will in Chapter 20?

2. Where does Jonah depart to at the end of Chapter 34?

3. Who thinks about a party he plans to throw that night in a house he has broken into in Chapter 22?

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

5. Ronnie, Jonah, Will, and Steve are talking when Steve has a coughing fit that causes what, in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What concerns Will in the beginning of Chapter 23? What does he spend his time with Ronnie doing?

5. What confrontation does Scott have with Will in Chapter 18? How does Ronnie interrupt the conversation?

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

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

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

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

10. What plan does Marcus develop in Chapter 27? What is his objective?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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"?

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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