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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 time is the mass that Alex attends in Chapter 2?

2. When does Father Franco think that St. Margaret's will close?

3. What time does Uncle Jimmy wake Alex?

4. What time does Alex get up on July 1?

5. Where is Greg Dunlap going to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two reasons why the sky might be gray and the air taste funny?

2. Why does Alex wake up on the sofa on June 30?

3. At the end of August, what happened to Julie's garden?

4. Why does Kevin take vodka rather than food for the items he collects body shopping?

5. Why does Chris give Alex his father's business card?

6. What does Alex learn about conditions in Puerto Rico in Chapter 4?

7. Where is Uncle Jimmy and his family going and why?

8. Why is Alex's father gone at the time the novel opens?

9. Why does a tenant call Alex's apartment in Chapter 5?

10. Why is it so important for Alex and Julie to get to Morse before eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 15, Alex has an external conflict that he is struggling with. Then he faces some internal conflicts because of decisions he has made. Discuss conflicts that Alex faced throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 9, Alex goes body shopping for the first time. Discuss body shopping and its importance.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of Chapter 4, Alex realizes that the future he dreamed of no longer matters. Compare and contrast the future Alex dreamed of before the disaster and the future he sees after the disaster.

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