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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 Nineteen, what does Leah get invited to do at college?

2. In Chapter Seventeen, what does Abby say their college tour is?

3. In Chapter Twenty Eight, who talks to Leah about Abby?

4. In Chapter Twenty Two, who does Simon tell first about Haverford?

5. In Chapter Nineteen, what does Abby say about perfectionism?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty, what does Abby say about liking Leah? How does she say she feels?

2. In Chapter Twenty Eight, what does Nick ask Leah about Abby? Why does Leah agree?

3. In Chapter Sixteen, how does Abby say she feels about the breakup? Why does she feel this way?

4. In Chapter Twenty Six, what does Nick ask Leah about Garrett? What does Leah realize about Garrett?

5. In Chapter Twenty Six, why does Nick have Leah and Simon over? How does Nick seem?

6. In Chapter Twenty One, what is Anna trying to get Morgan and Leah do? What does Leah say instead?

7. In Chapter Fifteen, where does Leah go? Why is the gathering canceled?

8. In Chapter Eighteen, what does Abby ask Leah about their friendship? What does Leah flash back to?

9. In Chapter Twenty Eight, what does Abby say about Morgan? How does she say she feels?

10. In Chapter Twenty Three, what does Simon tell Leah about Abby and Nick? What does Leah find ironic about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abby comes out to Leah as "lowkey bi" which makes Leah upset (260). Why is it so important to Leah that Abby come out as full bisexual? How are lesbian relationships represented in the novel as being complicated by outside perception and fetisization, such as the male gaze, and ideas of "just experimenting"? How is Leah's anger at Abby related to all these complicated levels of perception of lesbian and bisexual relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Goodbyes, endings, and new beginnings of college, adulthood, and life are themes in the novel. Simon says, "'I don't want to leave him or you or Abby or any of you guys.' His voice catches. 'I don't know anyone in Philly. I don't know how people do this'" (239). How do characters in the novel transition from not knowing how to do something to being able to do it? How do they cope with this change, and what allows them to accept the coming change? Choose three characters to write an analysis about what the novel is saying about endings, acceptance, and allowing change to take place.

Essay Topic 3

After Morgan's comment, Abby says she forgives, but is not sure if she trusts Morgan any more (257). Leah in the beginning of the novel does not want to forgive Martin, and later does not want to forgive Morgan. How is forgiveness shown to work in the novel across many levels? Consider how the conflict and resolution is spread over many chapters with the characters discussing it several times What does forgiveness mean, and what does it resolve? Is forgiveness an end or a process? Use both these characters and one other character for your argument.

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