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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. Who raped Tony?

2. What does Dr. Boston tell Conner?

3. Why didn't Emily date Conner?

4. What does Vanessa remember about her mother's bouts with manic-depression?

5. What is the name of the boy Vanessa is in love with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Conner in Aspen Springs psychiatric hospital?

3. What does Vanessa reveal about her mother and herself?

4. How does Conner learn about the drug bust?

5. Who is Paul and how does he assist Vanessa in Chapter Six?

6. What did Vanessa's father give her for Christmas?

7. What happened to Tony eight years earlier?

8. What happens in Vanessa's room between Vanessa and Paul?

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

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

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 the novel progresses it is apparent that Tony and Vanessa have developed feelings for each other. However, Tony is portrayed as being gay. What happens between the two characters? Is Tony gay? Why might Tony be confused about his sexuality? Why might Vanessa be hesitant to express her feelings for Tony?

Essay Topic 3

What happened in Tony's life that caused him to spin out of control? How could his father have helped him through this event? How could his mother have helped him? What did Tony do as a result of the event? How did the event change his life forever?

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