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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 asks Lily to apologize to Abelard in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 14, what does Lily tell her mother is the reason she skipped school?

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

4. In Chapter 15, how does Iris know Lily probably is not taking her ADHD medication?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 9, why does Lily invite Richard to play practice?

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 9, what is the crux of the story of Abelard and Heloise?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the Mitchell family dynamics that surprise and/or confuse Lily as she discovers them on her visits to Abelard's house throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Lily tells Rosalind she thinks, at times, she would rather be autistic like Abelard rather than have ADHD like she does? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing references to the text to support your writing.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lily feel about Rosalind's new relationship with Richard, their classmate? What kinds of issues/problems does Rosalind's and Richard's relationship highlight for Lily about her own relationship with Abelard? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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