Paper Towns Test | Final Test - Hard

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Paper Towns Test | Final Test - Hard

John Green (author)
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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 discover at the mini mall?

2. Where does Q go the night of the prom?

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

4. Where does Q find Lacey?

5. What is causing the stench?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Q realize about how he has mirrored Margo?

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

6. What does Q do in the souvenir shop while waiting?

7. What does Q do at Holly Meadows?

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

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

10. How does Q finally figure out where Margo is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Paper Towns? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Paper Towns including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Paper Towns and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Margo and Quentin. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Ben and Radar. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Compare/contrast Margo and Quentin's parents. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which ones seem more of a well-rounded character?

4. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in Paper Towns help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

Essay Topic 3

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Paper Towns is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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