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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. When Stella confronts Will in Chapter 5, she realizes she forgot to wear what?

2. How are Stella and Poe able to eat meals together?

3. When Will sketches Stella in Chapter 9, what amuses him about her?

4. What does Stella do to Will's phone in Chapter 7?

5. How does Will attempt to cheer Stella up in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Will looking forward to his birthday? What are his plans?

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

3. According to Will in Chapter 10, in which type of art is he most interested? Why?

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

5. Why has Will come to Saint Grace's Hospital?

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

7. Why does Stella go into Will's room? What does she do in there?

8. What medical equipment is necessary to Stella's health?

9. What does Stella remember about Arizona in Chapter 11? How does this memory contribute to Stella's feelings of guilt?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how the novel’s setting (Saint Grace’s Hospital) influences both the characters and the novel’s plot.

Essay Topic 2

After the loss of her sister, Stella suffers from survivor’s guilt. Discuss the implications of Stella’s having survivor’s guilt along with a chronic, fatal illness.

Essay Topic 3

What is B. cepacia and what role does it play in the development of Stella and Will? How would the development of these characters change (or not) had this infection not been a part of the story?

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