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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. Where does Sylvia keep her college acceptance letter?

2. In what season does the novel take place?

3. Who spilt a soda on Tyler?

4. When did Jonah and Claire become friends?

5. Where did Mrs. Browne get the charm from for her daughter's bracelet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Mr. Browne after his wife dies?

2. What is the relationship between Tyler and Claire?

3. What plan does Claire give the track team after gunshots are heard?

4. Why does Autumn have an easy time talking to Asha about dance?

5. Describe Chris and Claire’s relationship at the start of the novel.

6. What does Tyler reveal to Mr. Browne?

7. What do Fareed and Tomas find when they get to the janitor’s office?

8. Who is Jordan?

9. Why does Claire feel responsible for Matt?

10. What happened to Jonah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Claire and Chris’s relationship change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

It could be argued that Mrs. Browne's death is the catalyst for this tragedy. Write an essay arguing this point. Be sure to explain how her death impacts the plot and the characters.

Essay Topic 3

One of the themes of the story is family. Analyze how Nijkamp uses the family relationships in the text to move the plot forward and add drama to the text.

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