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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 chat room?

2. Who were Mr. and Mrs. Carroll?

3. What does Joy decide to do with Dr. Bek that she has never done before?

4. Where did Joy used to work?

5. Who is Curtis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joy do in the basement when she sneaks down there during a blizzard?

2. Who are Olds and Older?

3. What nation-wide issue is the U.S. facing at the start of the book?

4. What does Dr. Bek say about the recovery?

5. Which Floor Group does a pilgrim join?

6. Who is Marcus?

7. Why does a pilgrim join the Hospital?

8. Which one of Joy's friends in the Hospital gets sent to the tenth floor?

9. What are Floor Groups?

10. What does Joy see one morning in the arms of a pilgrim standing outside the Hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine Joy's life before she was in the Hospital. What was her life like, and what kind of person was she? Use evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining Joy’s attitude toward people and relationships. Include how and why her attitude changes throughout the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine Joy's experience looking for her mother in the tunnel at the Mansion. Why does Joy choose to go to the tunnel time after time, and why is this such a difficult experience for her? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

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