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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 10, what game does Abelard ask Lily to play with him?

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

3. What are Abelard's chess pieces made out of?

4. In Chapter 12, what does Mrs. Mitchell serve to Lily and Abelard as they play chess?

5. Who is Heloise's infamous guardian?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lily stop taking her medication in Chapter 3?

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

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

4. In Chapter 4, what does Coach Neuwirth do when he finds Lily with the portrait of Abelard?

5. In Chapter 10, what bad news does Lily's mother report to her about school?

6. In Chapter 12, how do Mrs. and Dr. Mitchell seem to interact with each other in front of Lily?

7. Why does Mrs. Rogers-Pena ask Lily to apologize to Abelard In Chapter 6?

8. In Chapter 5, how does Lily describe what happens when she skips school?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Lily's impression of Dr. Mitchell, Abelard's father, and how do her conversations with him affect her own view of her father? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Lily feel about the medication she has been prescribed to help with her Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and how does the reader know about her feelings? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Lily's struggles navigating the physical side of her relationship with Abelard, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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