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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. Out of college how much land did Teddy and Sara Johnson buy when they bought the hotel?

2. Who comforts Ellie after she has a confrontation with Noah on the party bus in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 7, how long is the first run?

4. What do Ellie and Stella drive?

5. When Ellie was a freshman, how many other freshmen had made the varsity cross country team?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Noah dating Ellie secretly?

2. What did Stella have to do to stay on the track team after an incident with Allison Tarley?

3. Compared to Ellie's family, how often did Bethany's family go to Johnson Tavern?

4. What does Ellie remember about the Dark Years?

5. Why did the media refer to Edgewater as Deadwater?

6. Who asks Stella to go for a run with her in Chapter 10, and why does Stella go?

7. What actually happens during Longshot?

8. Why does Stella want to go to Georgetown?

9. How and why does Stella run?

10. What is Longshot supposed to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainly about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in They'll Never Catch Us? How does the author create suspense in those sections of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Noah and Ellie have been seeing one another on the sly. Why have Noah and Ellie been seeing one another on the sly? What does Ellie realize about Noah? Why is she finally able to break off her relationship with him?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters in the book are cross-country runners. What does running mean to various characters? What problems are created by the competition on the team? What is communicated about competitive sports and the pros and cons of these types of sports?

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