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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 is the subject of Tony's essay?

2. Who is arrested in Chapter Forty-one?

3. In Chapter Fifty-four, how does Vanessa feel about Paul as he hands medication to her?

4. In Chapter Seven, who arrives in Conner's room to see if he is settled in?

5. What does Tony confess to Conner in Chapter Twenty-eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Tony and Conner think about Vanessa in Chapter Twenty-six?

2. Why does Tony finally see his father after eight years?

3. What happened to Tony eight years earlier?

4. What does Conner think about when he achieves Level Three?

5. In Chapter Seven, Dr. Starr asks Conner why he has been committed to Aspen Springs. What does he tell her?

6. What does Tony do about the fresh cuts he notices on Vanessa during church?

7. What happened to Vanessa's mother that causes Vanessa to feel depression and guilt?

8. In Chapter Thirty-seven, what do Conner and Tony write their essays about?

9. How does Conner view Dr. Boston?

10. How was Todd getting drugs into Aspen Springs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conner's visit home

1) What happens when Conner returns home?

2) How does his mother treat him?

3) How does he feel about being home?

4) What has happened to Emily? How does this affect Conner?

Essay Topic 2

As a part of obtaining Level One, the teens had to attend church with the group. How do each of the main characters feel about church and faith? Why do you think the author has included God and faith in the book and in the level system of Aspen Springs?

Essay Topic 3

Where is Vanessa's father and why did he leave his family? What is Vanessa's grandmother like? Does she support her granddaughter? What does Vanessa's father tell her when they are home together for the Easter holiday? What are his motives for what he tells her?

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