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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. When Lucas arrives at Connor's house in Chapter 11, what is Connor doing?

2. What is the last thing Lucas's mother says to him?

3. What is Connor's wife's name?

4. What does Lucas make Roy promise in Chapter 14?

5. How old is Connor when he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How exactly does Connor explain to Lucas that he is no longer suicidal?

2. What became of Zoe and her cabin?

3. Describe Lucas's relationship with Harris.

4. What did Lucas know and not know about Zoe?

5. What is Lucas's mother doing when they get home from NA and why is it significant?

6. According to Connor, why is it helpful to talk with Zoe?

7. What big idea does Lucas have when he cannot sleep?

8. What advice does Zoe give Lucas when he says he has got too many people to save?

9. What does Darren tell Lucas about Roy?

10. How does Roy's first NA meeting go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucas describes this summer from 1969 as being like a fulcrum or a teeter-totter, with the weight constantly shifting on the fulcrum from one side to the other. Write an essay in which you explain what he means by this.

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, explain how the author uses the novel's structure to develop one or more of its central themes.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, consider what the Vietnam War has to do with one or more of the novel's major themes.

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