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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ails John's brother, Lonnie?
(a) He is very depressed.
(b) He is mean.
(c) He is disabled.
(d) He is autistic.

2. What concerns John on the drive?
(a) That malaise will overtake them.
(b) He will like her too much.
(c) They will have nothing to talk about.
(d) She will not like him.

3. Why is everyone concerned about Kate?
(a) She is staying out late.
(b) They have found whiskey bottles.
(c) She is hanging around the wrong crowd.
(d) She has not been herself lately.

4. Where will John have to go on business?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) LA.
(d) Gulf Coast.

5. What indicates a close relationship between John and his aunt?
(a) Their daily phone calls.
(b) Their letters and visits.
(c) The secrets she tells John
(d) Their daily text messages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reader think about Kate?

2. When John sees his family is already at the camp, how does he feel?

3. What does feeling "better" mean to Kate?

4. What does Aunt Emily want for John?

5. Where does John talk Sharon into going?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lonnie fasting?

2. Does John have anything in common with his mother?

3. Who does John run into after lunch with his aunt?

4. The novel opens with John receiving some bad news. What is it?

5. How does John feel about Walter, Kate's fiance?

6. Who does John feel that he has fallen in love with?

7. What does John do in order to escape from his life?

8. Where does John live?

9. Why is Aunt Emily so upset about Kate, her stepdaughter?

10. What is John searching for as the novel begins?

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