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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 Alana think will boost engagement with the Connor Project?

2. Who does Evan feel resentful toward after talking to Larry about baseball?

3. What does Evan tell his mom he needs to do with Jared?

4. Who was Connor's one friend?

5. Who does Connor recognize in Evan when he is falling apart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Alana unconvinced that Connor and Evan were friends?

2. What does Evan confess to the Murphys after the letter is published?

3. What does Zoe tell Evan his lies did to his parents?

4. What does Jared say Connor's death has done for Evan?

5. Why does Connor get expelled from private school?

6. What does Alana tell Evan they should do to boost engagement with the Connor Project?

7. What does Alana tell Evan happened after his speech?

8. What does Connor find his family doing at the end of the novel?

9. Why does a woman at Workout Heaven want to talk to Evan?

10. Why does Cynthia send Evan's mother a card?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the narrative tones of the book's two narrators, Connor Murphy and Evan Hansen. In what ways are these narrative tones different, and in what ways are they similar? Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how Evan's relationship with his mother changes throughout the novel. Be sure to cite specific points within the narrative to help support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss Evan's relationship to nature. How does Evan feel about being in nature, and what affect does it have on him, mentally and emotionally? Use specific evidence from the text to support your claims.

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