Impulse Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ellen Hopkins
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Impulse Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ellen Hopkins
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Why did Tony's father stay away from him?

2. What is Conner's level at the end of Chapter Forty-Nine?

3. What does Vanessa secretly worry about?

4. What did Phillip do for a living?

5. What does Tony confess to Conner in Chapter Twenty-eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Vanessa afraid of church?

2. What happens between Conner and his mother during their visit?

3. What does Tony realize about his friendship with Vanessa?

4. What happened to Vanessa's mother that causes Vanessa to feel depression and guilt?

5. What does Tony remember about the Truckee River?

6. Why is Tony in Aspen Springs psychiatric hospital?

7. What happens in Vanessa's room between Vanessa and Paul?

8. Why are Vanessa and her brother living with their grandmother?

9. Why does Tony finally see his father after eight years?

10. Why is Vanessa at Aspen Springs psychiatric hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each of the three teen characters has been admitted to Aspen Springs psychiatric hospital for attempted suicide.

1) How and why did Vanessa attempt suicide?

2) How and why did Conner attempt suicide?

3) How and why did Tony attempt suicide?

Essay Topic 2

Conner has a history of confusing love and sex. He was molested by his nanny as a child and engaged in a sexual relationship with an older woman before coming to Aspen Springs. His doctor, Dr. Starr, knows of Conner's history. What effect is her behavior having on Conner? Do you think it is appropriate for her to be touching Conner and unbuttoning her shirt in front of him? Why or why not? Is she doing these things on purpose?

Essay Topic 3

What happened in Tony's life that caused him to spin out of control? How could his father have helped him through this event? How could his mother have helped him? What did Tony do as a result of the event? How did the event change his life forever?

(see the answer keys)

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