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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. What does Q think he has to do to find Margo?

2. What does Q think an abandoned subdivision is in the scheme of the clues he has gathered?

3. Where do the words lead?

4. Who is Dr. Holden?

5. To what does Q compare Margo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Q decide after seeing the changes at the mini mall?

2. What does Q realize when he re-reads the Whitman poem?

3. What changes does Q find in the mini mall?

4. How does Q's dealing with the end of high school give him insight into Margo?

5. To whom does Q ask about the Walt Whitman poem, "Song of Myself" and what does he learn from the person?

6. What significant conversation do Ben and Q have in hour twelve?

7. What do Q's parents say about humans mirroring each other?

8. Why does Q become frustrated with Ben the morning after the prom?

9. What does Q find when he searches the shelves again and what does he realize from that?

10. What do the boys find that leads them into a souvenir shop and how do they feel when they leave the mini mall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many people were running from their problems, such as jobs they hated, marriages which were bad or escaping from relatives they did not like, by leaving for the gold fields. Many realized very quickly that no matter how far they ran their character flaws were always there. Margo has run from her problems but then finds she must face the central cause of his problems, herself.

1. Running from problems by going somewhere else is called a "geographic cure." Discuss what do you think this means.

2. Do you believe taking the geographic cure is a good idea or a bad idea? Why or why not? Could it be different depending on the circumstance? How did running help Margo? How did it harm her?

3. Discuss two situations that might respond well to a geographic cure and two that wouldn't be helped with on. Does Margo's determination to leave home seem like a geographic cure? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Quentin is no exception. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Quentin demonstrates his intelligence and his morals. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze Quentin's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Quentin 's admirable traits makes him do what he does about finding Margo. Have his flaws impacted his life? How do his flaws influence his handling of the Margo mystery?

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an important part of what makes Paper Towns interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Quentin. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Margo. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Jase. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

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