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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. In Chapter 29, the week is tense for Ronnie and Will because it is nearly time for Will to do what?

2. Who can Ronnie hear blaming her for the whole ordeal after the fight at the wedding in Chapter 26?

3. What refers to the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen?

4. After leaving the hospital, Will finds Marcus and his friends where, in Chapter 28?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ronnie discuss with her father at the hospital in Chapter 33?

3. What are Ronnie's impressions of Will's family in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Will do in order to help Blaze in Chapter 28?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define and identify conflict in narrative literature and the novel. What is internal conflict and how does it differ from external conflict? What does Ronnie struggle with internally in the novel? How does this conflict drive her actions in Chapter 5?

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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