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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. Who arrives at the hospital as Ronnie is visiting her father in Chapter 33?

2. What does Blaze get on her shirt in Chapter 27?

3. Who does Ronnie console at the hospital in Chapter 28?

4. Who does Will get into a fight with in Chapter 26?

5. Where does Jonah depart to at the end of Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal conflicts and external obstacles does Ronnie face in Chapter 26?

2. What revelations does Steve have in Chapter 25 regarding his children?

3. What do Ronnie and Will spend the day doing in Chapter 21? What do they talk about?

4. What does Will do after leaving the hospital in Chapter 28? What confrontations does he have?

5. What argument takes place between Ronnie and Kim in Chapter 33? What does Ronnie discover?

6. What does Will come to appreciate about Ronnie in Chapter 20?

7. How does Will perform in the volleyball tournament in Chapter 28? What distraction takes Will out of the game?

8. What interaction does Ronnie have with Blaze in Chapter 26? What concerns Ronnie?

9. How does Ronnie feel upon departing the wedding in Chapter 26? What actions does she take?

10. What does Will reveal about the fire at Pastor Harris' church in Chapter 32? What is Ronnie's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze the elements of religious allusion in the novel. What is the significance of Pastor Harris' church? How does Ronnie feel about Christianity and God? What amends does Steve hope to attain with God? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Will's character development in the novel. What does the reader learn about Will's friendship and obligation to Scott in Chapter 20? What does Ronnie, and by extension, the reader, learn in this chapter which illuminates the rationale behind Will's actions? What does Will think of Ronnie in comparison with his ex-girlfriend?

Essay Topic 3

Identify and analyze the rising action of the novel. When does the novel shift from exposition to an active plot? What new conflicts does Ronnie face in the reading? Also, discuss Scott's actions in Chapters 23 and 24 and the importance of the volleyball tournament. What does Scott want to get out of the tournament and why does he need Will's assistance?

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