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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What realization does Will come to at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) His treatment is worthless.
(b) He can lead a fulfilling life even with CF.
(c) He is very dangerous to Stella.
(d) He is doomed.

2. As Stella is placed under anesthesia in Chapter 13, whose voice does she hear?
(a) Dr. Hamid's voice.
(b) Poe's voice.
(c) Abby's voice.
(d) Will's voice.

3. How long will Stella be in the hospital this time?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three months.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

4. When Will meets Poe for the first time, what can Will tell about Poe?
(a) That Poe is untrustworthy.
(b) That Poe is not as sick as the rest of them.
(c) That Poe loves and admires Stella.
(d) That Poe is a talented chef.

5. Why does Dr. Hamid inform Stella in Chapter 11 that she will need surgery?
(a) To repair a hole in her lung.
(b) To give her a new pair of lungs.
(c) To remove the infected skin surrounding her G-tube.
(d) To insert a breathing tube.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stella's sister once drew her a picture of lungs made from what?

2. As Chapter 7 opens, what has Will managed to secure for himself?

3. Who admonishes Stella's parents in Chapter 14?

4. What delivers nutrients into Stella's stomach?

5. What does Stella do with Will following lunch with her mother in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stella's first impression of Will? Why does she think this?

2. How has Will affected Stella's anxiety? What solution does she propose in Chapter 6? What is Will's response?

3. What does Barb tell Stella about B. cepacia in the third chapter? How does she react to the information?

4. Describe Will and Stella's rooftop argument in Chapter 5.

5. What does Stella experience as she is placed under anesthesia in Chapter 13?

6. Why is Barb so strict on Will? What does she tell Will in Chapter 14?

7. How does Will comfort Stella before her surgery in Chapter 13?

8. How does Stella's lunch with her mother in Chapter 9 add to Stella's feelings of guilt?

9. What does Will come to believe about Abby in Chapter 10? What leads him to this realization?

10. How does Stella decorate her hospital room at the beginning of the novel?

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