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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following happens to the car that belongs to Jane's parents?
(a) It has been stolen.
(b) It is vandalized.
(c) There are strangers sitting in it.
(d) The radio has been stolen.

2. For how many days does Davey stop showering after the funeral?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 6.
(d) 20.

3. What does the family eat for the first night they are in New Mexico?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Spaghetti.

4. In Chapter 23, how does Davey respond to being told she cannot learn to do something she wants to do?
(a) She escapes to her room where she writes in her journal.
(b) She remains quiet and sits on the couch.
(c) She runs to the hospital.
(d) She yells.

5. Where does Davey go after her night with Jane, alone?
(a) The hiking store.
(b) The mall.
(c) The canyon.
(d) The hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name that Willie's son is introduced as?

2. What is the name of Davey's favorite patient at the hospital?

3. Where do Jane, Davey, and the two boys go out together?

4. What time does Jane's mother wake up the girls when Davey spends the night?

5. Who asks many questions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Walter's character.

2. How does Davey alienate Jason?

3. What obstacles lie in Davey's path to recovery?

4. In Atlantic City, how is Davey deteriorating both physically and emotionally?

5. How is imagery used in Chapter 23 to demonstrate Davey's emotional strain?

6. What is symbolized by Davey flushing her pills down the toilet on the airplane?

7. What triggers Davey's memories of her father when she has first arrived in New Mexico?

8. How does Atlantic City compare to Santa Fe?

9. In what ways does Davey refuse to become a part of her new school? Why?

10. Why does Davey lie to Jane about the way her father died?

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