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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. Where is Roy at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Paris.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Vietnam.

2. What does Zoe tell Lucas he can do about Connor?
(a) Tell Connor's parents.
(b) Try to talk him out of it.
(c) Just be his friend.
(d) Tell his own parents.

3. What does the visitor at the cabin in Chapter 3 make Lucas promise to tell Zoe?
(a) That he cannot take her dogs.
(b) That he will not come by the house any more.
(c) That no one has been to the house.
(d) That he is sorry she has been ill.

4. What is Lucas worried the visitor at the cabin in Chapter 3 might do?
(a) Take the dogs.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Tell his mother he is been there.
(d) Drive drunk.

5. Where does Lucas tell his mother he is taking Libby for their second date?
(a) The woods.
(b) Libby's house.
(c) Another movie.
(d) The park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Lucas ask of Zoe?

2. Why does Connor say he hopes his father returns?

3. Where does Lucas finally go to get his answer about Zoe in Chapter 4?

4. As she soon as she looks in Lucas' eyes, what does Zoe say?

5. What is the name of the town's ice cream shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. During his second visit with Zoe, Lucas notes that now he knew how Connor felt. What does he mean?

2. What is his mother's response when Lucas tells her he saved someone's life?

3. Why is Lucas having trouble reading Roy's letter?

4. Why is Connor upset when Lucas finds him sunning in his backyard?

5. What argument does Lucas make for why Zoe should not kill herself?

6. How does Lucas wind up with a spot on the track team?

7. What does Lucas discover about Zoe's past?

8. What is Zoe's explanation for why people cannot forgive her?

9. How does Lucas manage to save Zoe Dinsmore's life?

10. What happens to Lucas on his first walk in the woods?

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