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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. Jen and Wallace talk about how embarrassing it was to bathe nude in the _____________ together.

2. What does the doctor recommend two weeks of in order to make sure the tumor doesn't come back?

3. Jen cleans the two houses, but then decides that the people are ___________ and that she will need to find another way to make money.

4. What is the most impressive part of Wallace, according to the siblings, when he first arrives and they take a look at him?

5. Jen thinks about how nice it was to work at the __________ when she was working there.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the worry that Jen has about being at parties, and what a person might ask her when she is there?

2. Why is Jen hurt by Kathleen's actions, even though Kathleen still doesn't want to change her plans for the night?

3. What does Jen tell Randy about their Uncle Colin when they are drinking and cleaning together?

4. What does Colin say in a letter that he sends to Jen during the time of Wallace's recuperation?

5. What is the agreement that Jen makes with Megan before they go to see Megan's great aunt Honey?

6. What is the embarrassing memory that Jen and Wallace share as they are talking about tumors and karma?

7. What does Jen think about the other people in the town that are very paranoid about their lives and their surroundings?

8. What does Megan think about people like Wallace who get brain tumors for no apparent reason?

9. What is the exercise called where Jen lies in bed for hours on end each day, according to her conversation with Kathleen?

10. What is the nightmare that Jen is having when the chapter first begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The children in the family seem to have a lot of troubles, but they are still close and loving to each other.

Part 1: Why do you think children have a hard time relating to their siblings as they grow up?

Part 2: How did you relate to your siblings as you got older? What about when you were younger?

Part 3: Can siblings be loving, even if they pick on each other?

Essay Topic 2

Megan's relationship to Honey seems to be a comfortable one, one in which they see each other and hope to see each other again soon, even though Honey knows she is old.

Part 1: Why do you think Megan goes to see Honey?

Part 2: Do you think that Honey likes Jen?

Part 3: How do you think Megan's visits with Honey are helpful to the both of them?

Essay Topic 3

Jen is a character who could be described as being paranoid, even though she thinks everyone else is more so.

Part 1: Why do you think Jen is so paranoid in her life?

Part 2: Do you think there is value in Jen being paranoid?

Part 3: How do you think Jen's life might change if she were not paranoid?

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