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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 is the name of the truant officer who comes to see Clarity in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 14, who tries to get fresh with CJ?

3. Where does Buddy have a pain when he jumps off a bed in Chapter 2?

4. How many lives did Buddy have before he became Buddy and was Ethan's dog?

5. In Chapter 11, how long is CJ suspended from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is CJ arrested in Chapter 10?

2. What do the Man and Jennifer decide to do when Bella will not nurse the puppies?

3. Why does CJ decide to quit smoking?

4. Why does CJ decide she and Molly will go to California in Chapter 15?

5. Where does Clarity put Molly when she has to leave in Chapter 6?

6. In Chapter 11, what does CJ tell Trent about Juvie?

7. How does Buddy remember feeling when Ethan died and how does it feel now?

8. In Chapter 2 the summer after it is learned that Buddy has cancer, where does he have the least amount of pain?

9. In Chapter 12, what choices did CJ tell Trent that she has for community service?

10. How does Clarity get Gloria to let her keep Molly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Toby is reunited with his people at the end of the book. In what way has life been a journey for the dog? What is the goal and purpose of these journeys?

Essay Topic 2

Buddy is put to sleep and then is reborn as a puppy. What is reincarnation? What does reincarnation have to do with fulfilling a purpose that was not completed in another life? What is revealed about reincarnation through Buddy’s rebirth?

Essay Topic 3

CJ, Trent, and Max visit the Farm. How is CJ reunited with family? What is revealed about homecomings and reunions through being reunited with her family?

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