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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 type of vehicle does Hoyt drive?

2. What is the result of the fight at the tailgate party?

3. What is the result of Adam not knowing how to work the treadmill?

4. In Chapter 14, it is noted that historically leaders were warriors; however, the players on the basketball team are compared to what?

5. What does Charlotte begin to understand during lunch in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlotte feel she cannot talk to her parents about what is actually going on at Dupont?

2. How is Charlotte's social status different than she expected after the frat party?

3. In the game against Cincinnati, why is Jojo's game off?

4. Why does Jojo feel his purpose in life has been deleted?

5. How does Hoyt come to receive a partial scholarship based on his "deserving poor" status?

6. Why does Mr. Sterling ask to see Charlotte after class?

7. What is the promise Miss Pennington asks Charlotte to make her?

8. What is the confrontation between Jojo and Adam about the paper?

9. What is the significance of Charlotte using a fake ID to get into a bar?

10. What is Coach Roth's concern with Jojo taking advanced courses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the similarities in Charlotte's willingness to become popular with the governor's willingness to hide the truth about the night in the Grove.

Include information such as:

What lengths do each go to achieve their goal?

How does each of the characters sell out to achieve their goal?

Provide examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

One of the main themes of this book is identity. In an essay, explore the progression of Charlotte's identity. Use examples from the book to support your progression. By the end of the book, does Charlotte lose her identity? Why or why not? Does Charlotte achieve the identity and status she set out to achieve? Do you think this progression of identity is a natural part of the growing process or does Charlotte purposefully change her own identity?

Essay Topic 3

Charlotte's feelings of control are identified throughout the book. Provide examples of when Charlotte feels in control. Is there an underlying theme for this control? Is Charlotte really ever in control? Support your answer with information in the book.

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