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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 does Davey realize she cannot live in as she sits on the beach?

2. What is the name of Davey's Spanish teacher?

3. Who does Davey write letters to in her room?

4. What does Ned give Davey for her birthday?

5. Who admits that they have a problem in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jason's cape symbolize?

2. What does Davey write to Wolf even though she can't send letters to him?

3. What is one example of how death has made Davey afraid of everything?

4. What causes Davey to finally explode at Walter?

5. What is the candle that Davey buys a symbol of?

6. What is Jason's reaction to moving back to Atlantic City?

7. How does the reader know that Jane's drinking has become a problem?

8. On the first Christmas after her father has died, how does Davey deal with Christmas?

9. Why has Davey kept the bloody clothes from her father's death?

10. How does Davey's concept of Los Alamos change after she is in the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who does Davey rebel against, and why?

Essay Topic 2

In Davey's mind, what is the cause of hate? How does she draw her conclusions?

Essay Topic 3

How is running away from emotions an important theme in the story?

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