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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 18, where does Abelard ask Lily to meet him?

2. What name does Lily jokingly call Dr. Brillstein in Chapter 28?

3. What does Lily tell Dr. Brillstein she is worried about losing if she has the surgery?

4. In Chapter 23, what does Lily break at the Mitchells' house?

5. What does Dr. Brillstein tell Lily about her future that thrills her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what does talking with Dr. Brainguy suddently reveal to even Lily that she had not faced before?

2. In Chapter 17, why does Lily neglect to hand in her Macbeth essay?

3. In Chapter 20, what does Lily do when her report card comes and her mother finds out she has failed geography?

4. In Chapter 18, how does Lily feel when she sees Abelard absorbed in his work in the robotics lab?

5. In Chapter 17, how does Abelard respond when Lily tells him someone has put her on suicide watch?

6. In Chapter 17, what does Lily's mother tell her about happiness?

7. In Chapter 28, what does Lily tell Abelard to make sure he goes to the Isaac Institute?

8. In Chapter 28, what does Abelard text Lily that breaks her heart?

9. What will the brain surgery Lily is considering entail?

10. In Chapter 19, what does Lily say to make her mother laugh outside of Abelard's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Lily feel when she speaks to her father on the phone for the first time in years in Chapter 22? How does this phone call change Lily's plans and her perception of her relationship with her father? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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