View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Will disappoint Marcus in Chapter 29?

2. Who is Megan?

3. What does Will tell Rachel in Chapter 28?

4. What does Fiona tell Marcus about his father in Chapter 31?

5. What does a bully steal from Marcus in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie does Will tell Rachel?

2. How does Fiona react when she finds out about Marcus' visits to Will's house?

3. What does Will confess to Rachel in Chapter 28?

4. What disappoints Marcus in Chapter 29?

5. How do Ellie and Zoe react in Chapter 21 when Marcus tells them that he knows Ellie was lying to him before?

6. What do Will and Fiona discuss in Chapter 32?

7. What shocks Marcus' classmates in Chapter 21?

8. What happens outside a news agent in Chapter 27?

9. Who is Rachel?

10. What do Ellie and Marcus talk about at the party in Chapter 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss conflict in the novel "About a Boy". Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts affect the plot and the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the author of the novel? What are some other works he has written? Describe his writing style.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the fear felt by the main characters of the novel, particularly with the protagonists. What is Marcus afraid of? What is Will afraid of?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 771 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample