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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 does Cass meet the summer before college?

2. How many children do Boo and Stuart Connell have?

3. What does Caitlin call Rogerson right before he hits her?

4. Where does Rogerson take Caitlin after they go to a party hosted by his high school friends?

5. What does Rogerson say for the first time after he hits Caitlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Caitlin and Rogerson when the cheer leading squad performs at the senior center?

2. How does Caitlin feel about Mike Evans?

3. How does Caitlin's mother feel about her making the cheer leading squad?

4. How do Caitlin and Rogerson deal with his father's abuse?

5. How is Caitlin's relationship with Rogerson affecting her school life?

6. How does Caitlin hurt herself during the rival game with Central High School?

7. What does Corrina reveal to Caitlin about her family after they see her mother at the store?

8. Describe Cass' first phone call to her parents.

9. Why is Rina so upset when Caitlin sees her driving?

10. Why is Margaret O'Koren taking Cass' running away the hardest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Caitlin and her parents. In your essay, provide text excerpts to support your description of both Caitlin and her parents individually, and their treatment of each other. Explain the role that Cass has in that relationship.

Essay Topic 2

How has Caitlin changed from the beginning of the book until the end? Describe the changes that she faces, and the people and events who affect those changes. Explain why Caitlin is most happy with herself at the end of the book.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Cass' role in Caitlin's life. Explain how Cass is important in affecting Caitlin's decisions and relationships with people, even though she is not there. Describe how Cass' absence affects Caitlin's parents and creates a void in their family and the connection that Cass has to Caitlin's relationship with Rogerson.

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