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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. Why does Will never get any job offers?

2. What does Will have trouble doing in Chapter 6?

3. What does Marcus decide of his family?

4. What surprises Will when he tries to break it off with the woman in Chapter 4?

5. What does Marcus try to force Will and Fiona to do over lunch in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Marcus and Will become closer in Chapter 15?

2. What does Marcus conclude about his family in Chapter 11?

3. What lie does Will tell at the SPAT meeting?

4. What does Marcus find at home in Chapter 11?

5. Describe Will as depicted in Chapter 2.

6. Why does Will buy Marcus shoes?

7. What happens to Marcus' mother in Chapter 1? How does this affect Marcus and how does he try to make his mother feel better?

8. What happens when Marcus tries to hang out with some boys in Chapter 5?

9. Why does Marcus try to turn off the film in Chapter 11?

10. Describe Will's lunch with Marcus and Fiona in Chapter 13.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of love and romance in the novel "About a Boy", particularly between Will and Rachel and Marcus and Ellie.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Marcus. What are his defining character traits? What is most important to him and why? What important events take place during his life in the novel? How does he grow as a character as the novel progresses?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Marcus and Will. Why do they become friends? Why do they like spending time with each other? How do they help each other? How do they help one another grow?

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