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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. In Chapter 12, what color was Helen's prom dress?

2. In Chapter 13, what is the name of the girl whose card the nurse reads to Barry?

3. In Chapter 17, what does a lawyer give Helen at the pool?

4. In Chapter 11, what paralysis does Mr. Cox say that Barry has?

5. In Chapter 14 before seeing Barry in the hospital, how many times had Ray visited someone in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how does Ray feel after seeing Barry and why?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what does Barry think of the nurse who is in his room?

3. At the end of Chapter 15, what advice does Collie give Helen?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Mr. Rivers say about Helen having everything?

5. In Chapter 14, what does Bud say when Ray says he is going to try to get Julie back?

6. In Chapter 11, what does Elsa tell Helen their mother would like her to do?

7. In Chapter 12, what does Julie realize about her mother?

8. In Chapter 14, what is Ray thinking about after leaving the drugstore, and what does he not notice as he drives away?

9. In Chapter 11, what does Helen say when Ray suggests they dissolve their pact and go to the police?

10. In Chapter 15, what does one of the schoolteachers say to Helen when she sees her at the pool with Collie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

The novel takes place in a unknown city and state. Why might the author opt not to specify the city or state that the story takes place in? What does the setting indicate about the various characters? Is the setting a neutral background, not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

Plot is the sequence of events in a story and how the story is structured. What five different divisions can be used to divide the story into sections? In which section are most of the conflicts in the novel?

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