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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 was the worst week of Evan's life?

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

3. What does Connor's ghost tell Evan to do, when Evan seems to have given up outside the Murphy's home?

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

5. What does Alana tell Evan about his status with Project Connor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Evan still have trouble doing?

2. Why is Evan in a constant state of anxiety and apprehension for months after he confessed?

3. What does Evan's mother discover about him without his help?

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

5. How does Larry teach Evan to care for his baseball glove?

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

7. What does Larry and Cynthia offer to do for Evan?

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

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

10. How to people react to seeing Connor's supposed suicide letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay in which you analyze the fictitious version of Connor Murphy that Evan pretends to have been friends with. How is Evan's version of Connor different from the real one? Use specific evidence from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze the relationship between Evan and Zoe. In what ways do you think this relationship is ultimately a positive or negative one? Use evidence to support your ideas.

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