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Wendelin Van DraanenA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Multiple Choice
1. Why does the author use interior monologue in the novel?
A) To address the audience for engagement
B) To explain the thoughts of the protagonists
C) To create additional drama with personal thoughts
D) To illustrate the varying prospectives of the protagonists
2. Why does Bryce address the audience from time to time?
A) To tell a story
B) To inform the reader
C) To create a dramatic effect
D) To win over the audience
3. How might the reader describe the tone of Bryce and Juli’s retelling early in the novel?
A) Uncertain
B) Joyful
C) Stoic
D) Confident
4. What best describes how Bryce deals with conflict?
A) Avoidant
B) Confrontational
C) Communicative
D) Untruthful
5. How does Bryce’s personality compare with Juli’s?
A) Juli is unhinged, and Bryce is more stable.
B) Bryce is forthcoming, and Juli is reserved.
C) They are similar in the way they interact.
D) Juli is outgoing, and Bryce is shy.
6. What does Juli’s reaction to the sycamore tree symbolize in the novel?
A) Her desire to have her way all the time
B) Her willingness to do the right thing no matter the cost
C) Her outgoing and boisterous personality
D) Her drive to rescue trees from deforestation
7. What might the reader infer about Bryce’s father based on the novel?
A) He has unrealistic and pitiless expectations for others.
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