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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 Daniel do after the party guests leave?

2. What consumes Jo's thoughts about Eli?

3. What does Daniel ask Jo to admit?

4. What does Sadie suggest may be influencing Jo's recent behavior?

5. What is the upcoming holiday in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What assumptions does Jo make about the people in her life after the episode with Eli?

2. How does Jo not pick up on why Daniel is upset with her after she meets Eli?

3. What are Jo's reactions after she leaves the police station?

4. How does Jo indicate with her actions what she hopes will come from reconnecting with Eli?

5. What are Jo's thoughts about Eli after they had coffee together?

6. Describe the pleasant evening Eli and Jean spend at Jo and Daniel's holiday party.

7. Why does Daniel not respond the way Jo thinks he should when she tells him about reporting Eli to the Cambridge police?

8. How does the police detective respond when Jo tells him of Eli's murder confession?

9. Why is Daniel both relieved and upset when Jo updates him on the police's unwillingness to investigate Eli?

10. What annoys Jo about Cass' visit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Daniel. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Daniel?

Essay Topic 2

WHEN I WAS GONE is a classic story of tests of a relationship. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one theme in the book. Identify at least two themes in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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