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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 Ben's father say about his wife's illness?

2. How does Ben contact Hey-Soos?

3. How does Ben view dating Dallas Suzuki?

4. For what is Mr. Lambeer known in his teaching?

5. How long does Dallas want Ben to stay when he goes to her house in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ben and Cody find when they get home, what does it tell them and what does their father say about the situation?

2. What are Ben's two other main goals for his senior year besides his academic goal?

3. How does Ben find out he might have a serious physical illness, and how does Ben insist he learn about this illness?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. Where does Ben go after the dance and what does he do there?

9. How does Lambeer find out what Ben is reading and what does he say about it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The reader sees a connection which can explain even more why Ben has so much admiration for Coach. The man is dedicated to academic studies even during the football season. He is also very open-minded. He has no problem with Ben reading the Malcolm X book, and when another student voices the opinion that the book is bad, Coach turns the situation into a lesson on democracy and book burning. He knows how to reach the students and keep an open mind.

1. Discuss the stereotype of coaches not caring about academics and whether you believe that is true or not. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think the coach burning the book was wrong? Do you think it was a good demonstration? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think students' reading should be censored by the school? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "Deadline". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in "Deadline". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in "Deadline". Consider the deaths of Rudy and Ben and the death of Dallas' desires for her future with Ben.

Essay Topic 3

"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?

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