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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 time do Stella and her parents get home in Chapter 21?

2. Where does everyone go after the chat at Ellacoya in Chapter 30?

3. What does Ellie do after Stella wins in Chapter 27?

4. In Chapter 14, what was the last text Shawna received from Mila?

5. In middle school, who does Stella remember pushing into a stone wall for call her "a dumb bitch" (123)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Naomi say about Mila at her funeral?

2. Why does Ellie always love coming to Ellacoya?

3. What plan does Tamara create for a search party for Mila?

4. What is Stella reading and why in Chapter 29?

5. What is written on Stella's locker in Chapter 23, and who does Ellie think did the damage?

6. What does Stella do after she wins in Chapter 26?

7. What mistake does Stella make during the charity run?

8. What is found when Stella, Ellie, Julia and Raven are searching the banks by the boat launch?

9. What advice does Coach Gary give Stella in Chapter 18?

10. Why is Stella taken out of practice in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stella resents having Mila move to Edgewater. Why does Stella resent having Mila move to Edgewater? How does her attitude toward Mila change? What connection develops between them?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in They'll Never Catch Us? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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