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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 does Stella wear to break up the mucus in her lungs?

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

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

4. Who is Julie?

5. As Chapter 4 begins, what has Will stayed up all night doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Will already impacting Stella's behavior in Chapter 5? What risky behaviors does she perform because of him?

3. Who are Camila and Mya? Why are they sad at the beginning of the novel?

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

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

6. What does Will learn during his conversation with Poe in Chapter 6?

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

8. What is Abby doing in the video Stella watches in Chapter 9?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stella finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using alternating perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of both Stella and Will affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one of their perspectives?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Will’s relationship with his mother with Poe’s relationship with his mother. How are they similar, and how are they different?

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