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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. Who is the Career Pathway program intended to serve?

2. In Chapter 15, how long has it been since Roberta Chance saw a small dimple on the left side of her chest?

3. In Chapter 6, how long does Willow remember playing chess against the computer?

4. In Chapter 1, what color is the picnic table outside Fosters Freeze?

5. How old was Willow's grandfather when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Duke let go from a job at an assisted-living center?

2. Where does Willow find a place to sleep at the library in Chapter 26?

3. How does Willow describe her grandmother?

4. Why does Duke go to Mai's high school in Chapter 27?

5. What does Willow observe about Lenore Cole when she first sees her?

6. How did Jimmy and Roberta die?

7. In Chapter 2, what are Willow's obsessions?

8. Why does Duke change Quang-ha's classification in Chapter 11?

9. What did Mai tell Duke that they needed to do in Chapter 16?

10. What does Duke see when he drives past the Chance house in Chapter 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Willow quotes a poem when she is at city hall. What does the poem mean, and what is the significance of Willow quoting the poem at that time?

Essay Topic 2

Willow goes through a grieving process in the novel. Describe the stages of grief that she goes through and how she learns to go on with life without her parents.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses various points of view in the novel to reveal Willow and who she is. Analyze the impact of the author’s choices of how she introduces and develops Willow’s character.

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