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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. Where does Jamie hide Nin?

2. What does Jamie think his mother needs for Christmas?

3. How does Jamie describe the atmosphere on the drive home?

4. What does Patty accidentally break in the kitchen?

5. What does Jamie break in the car on the way back home from the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what is it a good thing that Patty and Jamie confronted each other in chapter six?

2. How does Jamie hide himself and Nin from Van?

3. How does Jamie show his anger in Chapter 7?

4. How does Jamie's success at the carnival effect his mood?

5. How does Patty react when she sees Van's truck?

6. Summarize Chapter 9.

7. How does Patty answer Jamie's question at the end of this section?

8. How does Patty calm Jamie down?

9. How do Jamie and Patty spend the week?

10. How does Earl help Patty in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Jamie's feelings for Van? Why does he feel sympathy for Van at the end of the book? What does his sympathy suggest about Van and his relationship with Patty?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

How does Patty react to seeing Van in the trailer? Does Patty react in the right way?

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