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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 do the kids make in order to cover up their nervousness when they finally take Wallace to this hospital?

2. What does Jen learn about a week before Eric says that he will be leaving her?

3. What is the name of Wallace's girlfriend who is living with him and with one of his children?

4. How many people does Jen work for during the week, allowing her to spend the rest of the time writing?

5. What does Wallace ask for when he wakes up, though Randy spills it as he is giving it to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the townspeople say is happening in the town, which is what is leading to all of the misery?

2. What is the living situation of Jen at the beginning of the story and how did she come upon this arrangement?

3. What happens with the cat when Jen is lying in bed after her drugged and drunk rage?

4. What happens when Jen gets really drunk after calling up Kathleen after their missed appointment?

5. How did Eric and Jen meet, according to the story that Jen tells in the book?

6. What happens between the children before they decide to go into the hospital after the surgery?

7. What happens in order to wake Wallace up and to get him talking to his children in the room?

8. Why does Jen love to have Megan over to stay with her at her little home?

9. What does Wallace share with his child to be his hopes for the health problem he now faces?

10. Why doesn't Eric like to talk about his feelings when Jen tries to get him to do so?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kathleen says that Jen's family can not openly admit how upset and worried they are about Wallace.

Part 1: Do you think there is some truth in the statement Kathleen makes?

Part 2: How do you think Jen's family could correct this situation?

Part 3: Why do you think many families don't admit the seriousness of situations?

Essay Topic 2

Jen points out that sometimes things which seem senseless often turn out to be good in the end.

Part 1: Do you think that things in life are ever senseless?

Part 2: Why do you think something senseless might turn out to be good?

Part 3: How do you think a person might be able to make good out of a senseless situation?

Essay Topic 3

Jen thinks about her brothers and realizes that she likes them, even if they were mean to her as a child.

Part 1: Do you think it's always easy for brothers and sisters to get along?

Part 2: How do you think siblings might be able to make their relationships stronger?

Part 3: Why do you think Jen suddenly thinks on how much she likes her brothers?

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