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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 does 'staja' mean?

2. What does 'viddy' mean?

3. What does the gang admire about the front of the old woman's house?

4. What is the title of the book that the man in the cottage is writing?

5. How old is Alex?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are members of the group like? Are they nice people?

2. How does Alex feel about music?

3. Why does Alex cry out during the last film he sees on his second day of treatment?

4. How does Alex explain his leadership to the others? How do you think they feel about this?

5. What does Alex do after he leaves his parents' house?

6. What does Alex think of Dim?

7. How does Alex react while the police beat him?

8. How does Georgie die?

9. Why can Alex's mother not stay home? What do you think is the reason for this?

10. At the end of the chapter, why is Alex leading his friends to "his doom?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that evaluates whether or not Alex can be considered a tragic hero.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that describes the changes in attitude that may happen to a teen while undergoing the transition to true adulthood, using Alex as an example.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that describes a real-world rehabilitation process that has been used to try and correct criminal behavior. If a real example cannot be found, then invent one.

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