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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. Where do Cindy and her new boyfriend drive?

2. What is the name of the boy twin?

3. According to Cindy, where did Bart take her after he beat up her boyfriend?

4. Who delivers Melodie's children?

5. Where does Cindy attend school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Bart or Joel is trying to kill Jory? Why?

2. What effect does the anonymous call have on the family?

3. Why does Melodie leave?

4. How does Joel react to Toni and Bart's relationship?

5. What is the significance of Jory's illness?

6. Why doesn't anybody come to Bart's Christmas party?

7. What is significant about Chris's death?

8. What is Catherine's life goal?

9. How has Catherine's life goal been achieved by the end of the novel?

10. Why does Catherine's strength shock Bart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Joel's influence on Bart.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Toni's development as a character. How does she go from being in love with Bart to being married to Jory?

Essay Topic 3

Which character develops most over the course of the novel? Which character learns the most over time? How does he or she learn this lesson?

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