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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. How old does Windy think Duncan is?

2. What days is the pizza place in Awago open?

3. What time is the Wallace family invited to a BBQ their first night in Awago Beach?

4. What does Rose do while her family drives to Awago Beach?

5. What type of landscape is on either side of the road as the Wallace family enters Awago Beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Awago Beach?

2. What do Windy and Rose decide to do in this section (pages 1-65) of the novel?

3. What do Windy and Rose do as the watch their first scary movie together?

4. Why does Alice drop a dish on page 97?

5. How does Rose get to Windy's house and what does she do on the way?

6. What did Rose think about milkweed the first time she saw it?

7. What are the Wallaces listening to during dinner on page 92, and what does Rose's father do while they listen?

8. What game do the girls start to play on page 75, and how is it played?

9. What do the Wallaces have for dessert on page 93?

10. What did Rose used to do with her father when she was little?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evan and Alice are struggling with their relationship throughout the novel. What types of struggles do they have and what helps them to keep their relationship strong?

Essay Topic 2

The novel shifts from the past to the present. What effect do things that happened in the past have to do with what is occurring as the novel unfolds, and are the characters able to move beyond events that have happened in the past?

Essay Topic 3

Rose seems to hope that Jenny is cheating on Duncan. Why does Rose seem to hope that Jenny is pregnant and what does that have to do with any feelings she has for Duncan?

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