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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. When they are in the woods together, what does Chad confess he lied about at school?

2. What is Tamaya so confused about throughout lunch in Chapter 17?

3. When Mrs. Thaxton asks Marshall if he knows where Tamaya is, what is his first thought?

4. What does Marshall see that suddenly changes his attitude and makes him worried that something serious is happening?

5. What ridiculous rumor about Chad does Marshall pretend to believe as an excuse for not telling Mrs. Thaxton the truth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What steps do Marshall and Tamaya take to warn the search party about the mud?

2. What does Chapter 21 reveal will happen in Heath Cliff?

3. When they are in the woods together, what does Chad reveal is behind his anger toward Marshall?

4. By the time Marshall is found by the searchers, which items of clothing is he missing, and why?

5. When Tamaya confronts Marshall on the basketball court, what makes it clear that the school nurse's treatment is not helping Tamaya's rash?

6. What details show the reader how Hope, Monica, and Summer want boys to see them?

7. What condition is Chad in when Tamaya finally finds him?

8. How does Tamaya try to ensure that she will be able to find her way back out of the woods?

9. Why does no one realize that Marshall is missing when he goes into the woods to look for Tamaya?

10. What do all of the rumors about Chad's disappearance show about both Chad and the other students at Woodridge Academy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of a person is Jonathan Fitzman? Is he a villain in this novel, or is his character more complicated than this? How do his intentions match up with his actions and their results? How well does he do at taking responsibility for his actions? Write an essay in which you evaluate his character and show how details and language from throughout the novel reveal what kind of a person Fitzman is. If you use quoted evidence, remember to cite it in MLA format.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of a person is Marshall? What elements of direct and indirect characterization convey this to the reader? How does Sachar gradually shift the reader's understanding of this character throughout the course of the book? Write an essay that makes a claim about the impression that is created by the reader's first introduction to Marshall, in Chapters 1-3, and how this impression changes beginning with Chapter 4. Offer evidence to support your observations that is drawn from both direct and indirect sources of characterization throughout the book.

Essay Topic 3

You have spent some time thinking about how Tamaya and Fitzman demonstrate opposite attitudes toward personal responsibility. But what about other characters in this book? Choose another character and write about their attitude on this subject. What things does the character do and say that show whether they think ahead about how their actions will impact themselves and others? When something goes wrong, does the character accept responsibility or try to blame the problem on others, or blame their circumstances? What message does this send about the importance of personal responsibility? Support your claims with evidence drawn from throughout the text. If you use quoted evidence, remember to cite it in MLA format.

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