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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 are the names of Jen and Steve's girls?

2. What is Mitchell's group home like?

3. How did Mitchell die?

4. Who belays for Sam in Chapter 42?

5. In Chapter 45, how old is Justing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sam feel when she sees Declan at Little Bear?

2. What is Mitchell's memorial like?

3. What is it like at Red Rocks?

4. How does Sam conquer Old Bones?

5. Where is Sam climbing with the group in July and why does it come down to only she and Justin climbing?

6. In Chapter 45, how do the others treat Sam when she returns to Red Rocks?

7. Where does Sam work the summer before her junior year, and what are the conditions like?

8. Who does Sam catch Declan with in Chapter 32?

9. What problems are there with Noah in Chapter 35?

10. Where does Sam finally see her dad in Chapter 28, and what does he look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Sam, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

At first, Sam tries to find her father after he disappears in Chapter 26, then she gives up. Why does Sam give up trying to find her father, and what do her actions reveal about self-preservation?

Essay Topic 3

Corey and Sam are assigned to do a physics project together and then begin spending time together. How and why do they view their relationship differently?

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