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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Laura tell the doctor is the reason that she needs his help when she first knocks on the door?
2. What does Laura explain to Chris is the reason she never told him about her guardian before?
3. What does Stefan say when he first wakes up?
4. Why does Laura explain that she has never been tempted to push the button?
5. Why does the doctor explain that he recognizes Laura?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Part 1) Describe what impact Laura's father had on her life.
Part 2) Compare Laura's father to Danny. What similarities did there appear to be? What differences did there appear to be?
Part 3) Describe Chris. Did he appear to be more like his mother or his father? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Part 1) Describe Dr. Markwell. What was the significance of spending such a large portion of the front of the book focusing on Markwell and telling the story from his point of view?
Part 2) What is the reason that Markwell and his fate were not revisited in the story?
Part 3) Is there any indication that Markwell took Stefan's warning seriously and chose to change his life? Explain why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Part 1) Speculate on the reasons that it took Laura so long to mourn the death of her father.
Part 2) Did Laura take her father's death or Ruthie's death harder? Did she take those death's or Danny's death harder?
Part 3) Why was Laura able to accept life by the end of the book better than she had earlier in the story?
This section contains 366 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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