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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 is the name of the restaurant that Gwen takes Davey to?

2. What is the name of the psychiatrist that Davey is told she should see?

3. Who apologizes to Davey in Chapter 30?

4. Who does Davey argue with when they cut class together?

5. What does Davey do with the candle representing her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message about alcoholism does Judy Blume send to the reader?

2. Why does Davey feel closest to her father in the canyon?

3. What does Jason's cape symbolize?

4. Why does Davey feel hesitant to trust Miriam?

5. How do Walter and Bitsy react to Gwen telling them that she will be moving back to Atlantic City?

6. Why does Gwen claim to have been avoiding talking to Davey?

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

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

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

10. What prompts Davey to finally lash out at Walter, Bitsy, and Gwen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the brown paper bag to Davey? What about the items inside the bag?

Essay Topic 2

How does Davey change from the beginning of the story to the end? How does she feel about it? Which of the other characters in the story are dynamic? Which are static, and how?

Essay Topic 3

When, how, and why does Davey reverse roles with those around her?

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