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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. What reason does Phillip give Todd for not going out for the track team?
(a) He would never make it.
(b) He failed English.
(c) His parents won't let him.
(d) He is too busy.

2. What does Phillip's new school not have?
(a) A track team.
(b) A literature class.
(c) A flag.
(d) A cafeteria.

3. Who picks Phillip up from school when he is punished for his humming?
(a) His mother.
(b) Nobody.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His father.

4. What picks up Jennifer's story about Phillip?
(a) The Associated Press.
(b) CNN.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

5. What does Dr. Palleni attribute Phillip's acting out to?
(a) Laziness.
(b) A need for attention.
(c) Hormones.
(d) Low self-esteem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the schools not be able to purchase now that the budget has been overturned?

2. How much was the school budget defeated by?

3. What do the students at Phillip's new school do every day?

4. What position is Ted Griffen running for in the election?

5. Who is the School Board Chair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Malloy say to Philip about not being able to sing the National Anthem?

2. What does Philip write about in his diary after his interview with Jennifer Stewart?

3. What does Dr. Doane say when she hears that Dr. Seymour denied there being a rule against singing the National Anthem?

4. Why will Philip not be able to run on the track team at his new school?

5. Why is Miss Narwin's side of the story never printed?

6. What does Miss Narwin plan to do at the end of the school year, and why?

7. What does Dr. Pelleni write in his memo to Dr. Seymour?

8. What does Allison confront Philip about after the story comes out?

9. What does Philip plan to do after his suspension?

10. What happens when Philip is asked to lead the National Anthem at his new school?

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