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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. When Sarah and Liam are together in the attic, how does Sarah describe her sensations?

2. What is the name of place where Sarah lives with her mother?

3. Who teaches Movement?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Manuel? What happens to him during auditions for the fall musical?

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

5. How has Sarah's relationship with Mr. Kingsley changed, as explained on page 67? What caused this change to occur?

6. Who is Erin O'Leary and how does Sarah feel about her? Why does she feel this way?

7. How does Mr. Kingsley exert direct influence over Sarah and David's relationship? What is the effect of this influence, as indicated on page 57?

8. Why does Mr. Kingsley begin to take an interest in Sarah, as explained on page 45? What information does she tell him?

9. How do the students feel about Mr. Kingsley, as explained on page 13?

10. For what production are the CAPA students preparing as Sarah begins her sophomore year? What roles do Sarah and David play in this production?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story through multiple perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of three different individuals affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through a single perspective?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Heartbreak is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the theme of heartbreak, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

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