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What are the parts of Jenna and Lily's plan to give Jenna what she needs?
At 5:50am, just before dawn Jenna screams for help, causing her parents to run into her room while she hid behind the door and slips out. Lily locks the door and Jenna takes off downstairs, grabbing a crowbar Lily left for Jenna in her room. Jenna makes her way into the closet and pries the backups free and then she throws them into the pond.
What do we learn about Mr. Bender's past life?
He is Edward, part of her escape plan, and an old friend of her dad's.
Why is Ethan attracted to Jenna?
He is attracted to her because,like him, her past has changed her future forever and there's no fitting in like she's used to.
What is strange about Dane's appearance in the woods?
He's engaged for once, but doesn't smile. His eyes are pinpoints and he grabs Jenna's wrist and won't let her go despite her protests.
What does Jenna learn from her father that throws her into a state of near-panic?
He's having the backups moved to a more secure location the next day which means she won't be able to save Kara and Locke from the darkness they are being held in.
What is wrong with Allys?
Her organs are shutting down and her body has contracted Lupus (it's attacking itself). Transplants are out of the question because she doesn't have enough points to fix everything. She's dying.
Who is the man speaking to Jenna's father and why did he take her picture at the mission?
His name is Ted and he is her father's security specialist. He was investigating Ethan and the mission to make sure the risk of Jenna being exposed there was minimal.
What is the filibuster about?
It's about a bill before Congress called, "The Medical Access Act" that, if passed, would put medical decisions back into the hands of the patients and doctors. (No more 100 limits).
Where is Jenna to go if she has to "get out of Dodge"?
Lily will take her to Mr. Bender/Edwards house and he will take them to an airstrip that will fly them first to Mexico, and then to Italy. (Italy has more liberal transplant laws).
How is "Pieces" on page 231 different from "Pieces" on page 80?
On page 80, she's trying to create memories because she has so few and on page 231, she's saying she has so many, but they don't make her whole.
What kinds of things does Jenna focus on during her class's viewing of the filibuster?
She focuses on her wanting to hold Allys's hand, and wanting to whisper in Ethan's ear; on Dane tapping on her chair and on everyone's reactions but not on the speech itself.
What do you know about Kayla?
She is Jenna's daughter. She has Ethan's coloring, wit, love of literature and temper, and she has Jenna's eyes.
Lily keeps asking Jenna what she needs. What is the answer?
She needs to not be thought of as perfect or a miracle and just as Jenna...and she wants to destroy the backups.
What happens at Jenna's last recital?
She wants to do something different, she doesn't feel the passion anymore, her body just goes through it's practiced movements. She freezes while she decides what to do, but ultimately feels too much pressure to please everyone so she finishes the routine.
On page 209, what does the " click " mean?
The click means she knows why Jenna would be against the FSEB—and that she's most likely illegal.
What is Jenna's last memory from before the coma?
The sounds of Kara and Locke dying.
How do Jenna and Ethan feel about visiting Allys?
They are apprehensive when they get there like something isn't right.
How did the accident occur?
They snuck out and crashed a party outside their neighborhood when a fight broke out and they panicked. Kara was driving them away from the party as quickly as she could and she didn't negotiate a turn in the road.
What does Allys want her parents to do? What do they actually do? How may she feel?
They want Jenna's parents to save Allys like they saved Jenna. They take Allys's parents into the study to talk. Jenna says Allys wouldn't approve. (They do save Allys.)
