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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. How does Guy say Willow is acting towards him when she is listening to a girl on the phone?

2. What does Guy tell Willow to watch for while cleaning her cuts?

3. What is Willow doing when the red headed girl starts to talk to her?

4. Who is Laurie's boyfriend?

5. How does Guy hurt Willow outside the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Willow deal with the grief of her parent's death?

2. What does Willow think the kids at school are always whispering about her?

3. Why does Willow think she acts like a model student?

4. What is the one thing David and Willow are able to talk about with comfort?

5. How does David react when he hears that Willow met Guy?

6. When does David express the sadness he feels at the beginning of the book?

7. Why is Willow so drawn to the red headed girl?

8. What does Willow usually do when she is in public and can't cut herself?

9. How did Guy know Willow's father?

10. What does Guy say when he gives Willow his phone number?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Markie's presence in the book change the progression of the plot in an important way?

Essay Topic 2

Responsibility and coming of age were two themes that were interwoven in many places of this plot. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to move the plot along?

Essay Topic 3

What happened at the end of the book? What foreshadowing predicted the outcome of the book?

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