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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. Where is the third stop Stella sends Will during his birthday surprise in Chapter 20?

2. How does Will feel during his date with Stella in Chapter 18?

3. How does Stella feel as she glides across the pond in Chapter 23?

4. What does Will confess frightens him in Chapter 23?

5. How does Poe make amends after his argument with Stella in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the specific circumstances surrounding Abby's death, as related by Stella in Chapter 18.

2. How has Will changed in Chapter 30? What are his plans?

3. Why does Will leave the hospital for good? What does he ask Stella to do first?

4. How does Will's birthday party end? What are the CFers told?

5. What sends Will into a panic in Chapter 28? How does Dr. Hamid soothe him?

6. What emergency occurs in Chapter 21? How does Stella react?

7. What news does Stella get in Chapter 23? How does she react to this news?

8. What personal information does Will share with Stella during their date in Chapter 18?

9. What are the results of the tests in Chapter 28? How does Will react to the news?

10. What two gifts does Will give Stella in Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The characters in the novel have all faced obstacles, setbacks, or even failures that influenced their characters and the plot of the novel. Choose three characters and analyze how their challenges affected both the individual character as well as the novel as a whole.

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