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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 happens when Lance tries to engage Marco in a fight?

2. What does Mrs. Wagner say is missing from their home?

3. What does Jennifer say Will has expressed a desire to do lately?

4. Where are Ellie's parents?

5. Who is Prydwyn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Will have to dive into the water? What is Jennifer's response?

2. What does Jennifer do when she gets home from sailing? How do her parents act?

3. Describe how Will learns about Lance and Jennifer's relationship.

4. What does Ellie say about Mr. Morton's abandoning his job and about the order?

5. Why does Mr. Morton say Ellie cannot help the situation?

6. What does Ellie face when she arrives at Mr. Morton's apartment? What does she do

7. What happens in the aftermath of the revelation about Lance and Jennifer's relationship?

8. What does Marco do with the sailboat when he spies a group of kids in an old, battered boat?

9. What does Marco tell Ellie about his past and what is her impression of his relationship with Will?

10. What question does Marco scream at his mother? What does he do after she replies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Avalon High.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Avalon High. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Avalon High. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

Will and she asks him if there is something upsetting him. He says no, but goes on to tell her that his dad is pressuring him to attend the Naval Academy for college. Will tells her that he will get in, but that he doesn't want to be in the military and that his father is having a hard time accepting his decision. Ellie tells him his father is probably pushing him into a Naval career because he feels it is the best thing for Will. Will expresses, very eloquently, that he doesn't want to go into the military because he believes in peace and negotiation. Ellie suggests Will talk to his step-mom and ask her to try and convince his father to ease up on talk of Will joining the military. Will finally told his father that he didn't intend to go to college at the Naval Academy. Will's father was so enraged that he kicked Will out of the house.

1. Discuss reasons Will's father might be pressuring Will to go to the Naval Academy? Consider the possibilities of both positive, e.g. he thinks it will be good for Will and negative, e.g. Mr. Wagner's ego is involved, when writing your answer. Use examples from Avalon High and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss what Will's belief in peace and negotiations says about his values, morals and his character. Use examples from Avalon High and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think Will has not considered speaking to his mother about helping him and Ellie comes up the the idea? Discuss this in terms of their different family dynamics, their personalities and their genders. Use examples from Avalon High and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Meg Cabot.

2. What in Cabot's background may have helped her in writing Avalon High? What may have influenced the way she depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

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