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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. What outside job did Kelly have to do for awhile?

2. What sport did Kelly take up when she was a young girl?

3. What did Kelly feel about her mother when Kelly was a girl?

4. How did Kelly try to prevent the snake from coming near her?

5. Where does Kelly's father make Booker keep the snake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of support did Kelly receive after her breast cancer diagnosis and what was her attitude in communicating with people?

2. Why was Kelly unable to devote much time to her children lately and why was she afraid of catching infectious diseases?

3. How did Kelly's parents differ in their parenting styles when Kelly was a teenager?

4. Why had Kelly become so enraged when Edward's father was visiting for Thanksgiving?

5. Why had Kelly's parents not told her about her father's prostate cancer?

6. Who did Kelly call immediately after finding the lump in her breast and how did this person respond?

7. How did situations of two of her friends regarding mothers affect Kelly and thoughts of her children?

8. How did Claudia Regan hurt Kelly in a truth game and by her actions and what did it take to diminish Claudia's popularity?

9. How did a twelve-inch boa constrictor become a household pet and how did Kelly feel about it?

10. How did Kelly describe her parents' marriage and the different roles they played in the home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Edward Lichty. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Illness takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the depiction of illness in Kelly's life? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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