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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. Where does Ernest go after he leaves the cafe?

2. What does Harry says he does in a mild way?

3. What is Bullivant's excuse for hitting the boy?

4. What does Smith believe counts in life?

5. What does Smith rob with his friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ernest befriend the two girls?

2. What is Borstal?

3. What do the policemen tell Ernest at the end of the story?

4. Why do people start suspecting Ernest's intentions towards the young girls?

5. How does the governor make Smith's life a misery for the rest of the time he is at Borstal?

6. How do the two girls manipulate Ernest?

7. How does Bullivant react to Raynor beating him?

8. What regrets does Mr. Raynor express at the end of the story?

9. Why does Colin agree to run in a competition for Borstal?

10. Describe Harry's last fight with Kathy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does football mean to Lennox? In what way does he use football to hide his real problems?

Essay Topic 2

In what do Colin and Bert's characters differ? How do the students think Bert and Colin's relationship develop as they grow older? In what way could they influence affect each other both negatively and positively?

Essay Topic 3

Why was suicide seen as a criminal offense in England? What lead to suicide becoming legalized?

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