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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. How many of the hotel rooms at Ellacoya cost more than $500 a night?

2. In Chapter 1, how many miles a week has Stella been running?

3. When did Stella meet the recruiter for the Georgetown cross country team?

4. How old was Stella when her mother told her that everyone hates themselves a little?

5. What grade was Ellie in when her mother had a minor relapse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ellie's friendship with Bethany end?

2. Why does Stella want to go to Georgetown?

3. Why does Stella get upset with Mila in Chapter 13?

4. Why do Stella and Mila have the same pair of Nike shoes?

5. Why does Ellie fall during a run in Chapter 7?

6. How and why does Stella run?

7. Why did the media refer to Edgewater as Deadwater?

8. What does Ellie remember about the Dark Years?

9. What happened after Ellie yelled at Noah on the party bus after Homecoming?

10. Who is Bethany, and why does Ellie miss her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters often comment that they are using mantras. How do characters use mantras? Why do they use mantras?

Essay Topic 2

Stella resents having Mila move to Edgewater. Why does Stella resent having Mila move to Edgewater? How does her attitude toward Mila change? What connection develops between them?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in They'll Never Catch Us? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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