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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. Ronnie has had some legal problems in her hometown because of what in Chapter 1?
(a) Armed robbery.
(b) Underage drinking.
(c) Shoplifting.
(d) Drug charges.

2. What is the name of Will's childhood best friend in the novel?
(a) Scott.
(b) Mike.
(c) James.
(d) Steve.

3. Where does Ronnie live with her mother?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

4. Will approaches Ronnie on the beach in Chapter 12, and says he is there working as a volunteer for what?
(a) The fire department.
(b) The police.
(c) The university.
(d) The aquarium.

5. The morning after Ronnie is brought home by Steve's friend in Chapter 6, Ronnie is surprised that her father doesn't what?
(a) Send her to her mother.
(b) Take her car.
(c) Ground her.
(d) Spank her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, Ronnie wakes to find her father outside speaking with Pastor Harris and whom?

2. When Marcus hits on Ronnie in Chapter 3, she brushes him off and goes to join whom?

3. What does Marcus do an act with on the pier for money?

4. What does Steve say when he hears Ronnie's story about what happened in Chapter 11?

5. What is the main character of a literary narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Marcus' feelings for Ronnie described in Chapter 4? What actions does he take in the chapter?

2. What attracts Ronnie to Blaze in the novel? What does this reveal about Ronnie's character?

3. How has Steve's abandonment affected Ronnie? How is this seen in Chapter 1?

4. What actions does Marcus take when Blaze and Ronnie are eating at a diner in Chapter 8?

5. What fight breaks out in Chapter 5? Who begins it and who ends it?

6. Where does Ronnie have an encounter with Blaze in Chapter 10? What happens as a result?

7. What confrontation does Ronnie have with Will in Chapter 13? What is Will's response?

8. Where is Ronnie going to stay with her father in Chapter 1? How is Ronnie's relationship with her father described?

9. What is Ronnie's reaction to her father's lack of punishment for her arrest in Chapter 11? Why?

10. What argument do Will and Scott get into in the beginning of Chapter 5? Why?

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