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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 does Bart ask to perform at his birthday party?

2. What does Bart make for Melodie?

3. Who is most concerned about Melodie's pregnancy?

4. What is the name of the mansion in which the attic was located?

5. Who is Bart jealous of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Melodie visit Jory in the hospital?

2. Why did Cindy stop taking dance lessons?

3. What makes Catherine an intuitive narrator?

4. Describe Bart's relationship with his family.

5. What is the reader left to wonder about Bart after Jory's accident?

6. Who planned the accident that hurt Jory?

7. How do Catherine and Chris feel about their secrets?

8. Describe Joel's influence on Bart.

9. After Jory is injured, how does his future look?

10. How does Catherine force Melodie to accept Jory's condition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Catherine's "garden in the sky" refer to? Why is it an important theme in the story? At the end of the story when Catherine is dead, what does it symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Why is background information so significant to this story? If Catherine did not provide background information to the reader, how would the novel suffer? What does background information help the reader understand?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Joel's influence on Bart.

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