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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 Hey-Soos tell Ben about Ben's interaction with people?

2. Who is invited to the homecoming dance?

3. What does Ben plan to win in his senior year?

4. Why is there no one home at Dallas's house after the dance?

5. Where does Dr. Wagner take Ben in August?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ben do after he leaves the doctor's office upon receiving the bad news and what does he say to the doctor when he returns to his office?

2. How does Ben act when he receives the information from the doctor, and what is his first thought about the information?

3. What does Ben want to do for his senior year, where does he live and how does he do in school?

4. What do they find out on the day of the Horseshoe Bend game, and how will this information affect the game?

5. What sport does Ben try out for, and what do the other players think about him playing that sport?

6. What does Ben ask his father about his mother and what is his father's response?

7. What does Ben do about the Horseshoe Bend game, and why?

8. What does Ben find when he stops at Rudy's and what does Ben find out there? What does Rudy show him?

9. What is the compromise between Ben and Dr. Wagner concerning Ben wanting to keep his illness a secret and what does the person tell him he goes to see?

10. What does the doctor tell Ben and what does the doctor do to be certain about his information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

"Deadline" belongs to the young adult novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult novel and a historical novel mystery?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Deadline".

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

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

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