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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war is taking place during this novel?
(a) Korea.
(b) World War I.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) World War II.

2. What famous Pudd'nhead Wilson quote resonates with Charlie?
(a) "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear."
(b) “As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.”
(c) “When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers.”
(d) "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”

3. Of what does Jeffrey jokingly accuse Charlie in Chapter Four?
(a) Of lying about his nightmares.
(b) Of abducting Eliza.
(c) Of abducting Laura.
(d) Of running awa.

4. Which is an example of a pun from Chapter Three?
(a) The insects who "busy themselves around my lamp" (111).
(b) The fact that Eliza's favority actress is Audrey Hepburn.
(c) Charlie's response of "it's a grave matter" when his father says the hole will need to be big enough for both their bodies (110).
(d) Charlie's comparison of his father to Atticus Finch.

5. Who is the mythical boogeyman of the town?
(a) An Lu.
(b) Mad Jack Lionel.
(c) Atticus Finch.
(d) Boo Radley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which description does NOT fit Jeffrey?

2. How has Jasper Jones NOT gained respect among the athletes of Corrigan?

3. Whom does Jasper suspect of killing Laura?

4. What book is Charlie reading in Chapter One?

5. Who arrives at Charlie's window in the middle of the night as the book opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the problems between Charlie and his mother?

2. Why do Jeffrey and Charlie spend so much time speaking in puns, especially those with a blasphemous tone?

3. In what ways are children bullied in this novel?

4. What is the purpose of the character of Warwick Trent?

5. How is The Wizard of Oz a prominent motif in Chapter Four?

6. How does Charlie's research into killers affect the way he thinks about his town?

7. Would you describe Jeffrey and Charlie's friendship as close?

8. Why does Charlie's father give Charlie a stack of American novels that deal with Civil Rights?

9. Charlie keeps referring to his choice to wear shoes as "pansy" (25). Why does he feel this way?

10. In what ways does Wesley Bucktin remind Charlie of Atticus Finch?

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