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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 is the only person Abelard ever told about Lily hitting him with her lunchbox?

2. What is Lily's father's favorite word, as she remembers it in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 13, why does Lily find out she has failed her geography project?

4. What does Lily do with Abelard in the principal's office in Chapter 1?

5. Who is Lily's English teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lily and Iris behave differently in school?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Rosalind remember about her and Lily's first meeting when they were very young?

3. In Chapter 1, how does Lily feel about having kissed Abelard?

4. Why does Lily grab Richard's drawing of Abelard in Chapter 4?

5. How does Mr. Neuwirth generally treat Lily as his student, from Lily's perspective?

6. In Chapter 8, what does Lily do on many Friday nights?

7. In Chapter 12, how does Lily feel about the challenges of having a physical relationship with Abelard?

8. In Chapter 12, what does Lily learn about her father from Dr. Mitchell?

9. What was Abelard doing on the other side of the wall from Lily in Chapter 1?

10. In Chapter 8, why does Rosalind become interested in Richard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do grades symbolize for the following characters: Lily, Iris, and Lily's and Iris's mother? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

How and why does Lily eventually come to a better understanding of her mother's perspective and intentions, and how does her relationship with her mother change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Lily ends up liking Dr. Brillstein, the surgeon slated to perform her brain surgery, more than she thought possible. Write an essay exploring Lily's impressions of and feelings towards Dr. Brillstein and how they evolved.

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