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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 Will find Marcus at the beginning of Chapter 27?
2. What does Will wonder at the end of Chapter 28?
3. When does Will fall in love?
4. What does Marcus tell Ellie in Chapter 21?
5. Who is Lindsey?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Ellie and Marcus talk about at the party in Chapter 25?
2. Why does Fiona suggest that Marcus visit his father? What makes Marcus agree to go?
3. Describe the Christmas dinner in Chapter 22.
4. What shocks Marcus' classmates in Chapter 21?
5. How does Marcus defend his visits to Will's house in Chapter 17?
6. Why does Marcus become angry at Ellie in Chapter 29?
7. What does the reader learn about Ellie's mother in Chapter 25?
8. What happens outside a news agent in Chapter 27?
9. How do Ellie and Zoe react in Chapter 21 when Marcus tells them that he knows Ellie was lying to him before?
10. What does Will tell Marcus in Chapter 20 when Marcus tells Will about his run-in with Ellie?
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
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 3
Describe Marcus' relationships with his parents. Does he have good relationships with them? Why or why not? How do his relationships with his parents evolve as the novel progresses?
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