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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 do the players go after the coach talks to them?

2. What does Rudy show Ben when he stops by his room?

3. What does Rudy say when Ben asks him about having been a Catholic priest?

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

5. What does the song Ben hears on his player say about dying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ben's second date with Dallas?

2. What does Dallas ask Ben when he sees her after the Horseshoe Bend game and what does she tell him?

3. 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?

4. What does the coach ask Ben at the luncheon and what does he say Ben needs to do?

5. What does Ben want from his teachers in his senior year, what teacher is going to be a problem with his goal, and why might the teacher be an impediment?

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

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

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

10. What is happening to Ben in Lambeer's class, what project does Ben decide upon and what is Lambeer's opinion of the project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "Deadline" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Deadline"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Deadline" including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Deadline" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think "Deadline" is? Explain your response.

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