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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 was the author habitually late for in Chapter 10?

2. What did the author contemplate doing after the fruit stand failed in Chapter 9?

3. How old was the author in the trip he related back to in Chapter 14?

4. What happened to the author the remainder of his trip in Chapter 15?

5. How did Jean plan to make money in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the author decide to return home after running away?

2. Where did the author attend school in Europe?

3. What was the latest money making idea Jean had in Chapter 9?

4. What does the author describe at Chapter 10's conclusion?

5. Where was the author going in Chapter 17?

6. What did the friend patronize the author about in Chapter 13?

7. Describe the author's experience hitch-hiking.

8. Describe what was significant about the day at work in Chapter 10?

9. What was the author threatened with in Chapter 10?

10. What did the author contemplate doing the summer they returned to New York in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's "experimental" boarding school, Freemont, and then describe what happened to Ligget and the outcome of it.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the scene with the elevator breakdown to Alison's emotional and mental instability.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and explain the importance of the author's first recalled memory of the book.

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