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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. According to the narrator on page 17, what is love to Sarah?

2. According to the narrator on page 67, how does Mr. Kingsley treat Sarah following her failures in class?

3. Which student amazes everyone during auditions for the mainstage musical?

4. According to the narrator on page 113, how has Mr. Kingsley's attic changed?

5. What does Sarah feel for Liam on page 119?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the illicit party held at Mr. Kingsley's house end? What happens to Sarah as a result?

2. What act of revenge does Sarah take after the final performance of the musical? What effects does this act have?

3. With whom do the English People stay? What happens as a result?

4. What type of relationship does Sarah have with Mr. Kingsley, as explained on page 13? How does David feel about this?

5. What happens during Movement class? What does Ms. Rozot tell Sarah?

6. Who greets Sarah as she sits alone in the parking lot following the Candide performance? Where do they go and what do they do?

7. What adults arrive with the English People and what does the narrator say about them?

8. Why does Mr. Kingsley contact Sarah's mother? What is Sarah's reaction to this intervention?

9. What does Sarah learn about Martin while going shopping for the party? How does she react to this information?

10. What happens when Sarah confronts Mr. Kingsley about the situation with Joelle? What does he say, and how does she feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah finds herself involved in several conflicts during the first section of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the other characters.

Essay Topic 2

In the first section of the novel, Sarah believes that “love meant a shared secret” (17). Explain how this idea permeates the novel, using textual evidence to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Ms. Rozot tells Sarah that heightened emotional pain fades as one ages. Does the novel support her claim, or does it prove the opposite? Answer, using textual evidence to support your claims.

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