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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. Dr. Nicky tells Joe that the road to joy is not paved with what?

2. How does Joe dispose of Peach?

3. While Joe is in Peach's house, he listens as Beck discovers what news?

4. What does Joe leave behind in Peach's house?

5. When Joe fears Beck saw him on the ferry, what act of violence does he perform?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joe and Beck's romantic date.

2. What does Joe learn about Dr. Nicky? How does he learn this information?

3. What do Beck and Peach learn while in Little Compton? What happens to Peach?

4. Why does Dr. Nicky stop seeing Joe as a patient?

5. What does everyone believe happened to Peach? How does Beck react to this news?

6. What are the effects of Beck and Joe working together?

7. Why does Beck travel to Little Compton?

8. What emergency causes Beck to rush to Peach's aid?

9. Who is Amy Adam?

10. How does Dr. Nicky suggest getting rid of the mouse? How does Joe understand this idea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the future has in store for Joe after the close of the novel? Predict the future for Joe based on his thoughts and actions throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the effects technology and social media have on Joe and Beck. What point do you think the author is trying to make regarding these innovations?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using a second-person point of view. How does viewing the second-person viewpoint affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through third-person narration?

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