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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. To what does Hey-Soos compare life?

2. What does Sylvia say about "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"?

3. What does Ben say about Lambeer's teaching?

4. What does Ben find when he visits Rudy?

5. What does Ben find about football in early November?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other school official becomes involved in the debate about Ben's project, what does this official do and what does Ben tell him?

2. How does Ben feel about his secret on Christmas Eve, what does Hey-Soos tell him and what does Ben decide to do?

3. Where does Ben go after school almost everyday and what does he do there? How does Dallas feel about what he says about Joe Henry?

4. What does Ben do about his therapist's assignment?

5. What does Rudy's note to Ben say and what is Ben's response?

6. What does Cody say to Ben after he tells him of his illness?

7. What is happening to Ben's attitude, why and what does he begin to do because of it?

8. Who is the first person Ben tells about his illness, what does he say to him and what is his response?

9. What does Ben's family do for Thanksgiving?

10. How does Ben tell Dallas his secret, and what is her reaction?

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

Ben is learning how to cope with this new situation, trying to define the proper time to let the truth out, and he is trying to understand those around him. In this chapter, he seems to have found himself. With confidence, he turns away the new therapist and stands up to his teacher. He does it respectfully and with a solid plan. Ben shows that he is listening to Hey-Soos and is willing to look at people from a different perspective.

1. Do you think Ben would have acquired his confidence if he had not been dying? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. What do you think Ben has learned about the people around him by listening to them and talking about them to Hey-Soos? How has his situation enabled him to look at people differently? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Ben is trying to figure out when and how to tell people about his illness. Dallas reacts in anger. Why do you think Dallas gets angry at him and do you think she should forgive him automatically because he is dying? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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