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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 is ironic about Mrs. Bucktin's admonishment for Charlie to "show some respect for your things!" (99)?
(a) She is showing no respect for her own son.
(b) There is no irony in this statement.
(c) Her clothes are just as dirty as his.
(d) We know that she does not care about his shirt anymore than he does.

2. Why does Jasper trust Charlie?
(a) Charlie has always expressed the desire to be a defense attorney.
(b) He knows, based on the Charlie's bookish demeanor, that Charlie sees a truth the others cannot.
(c) Jasper has seen Charlie stick up for the underdog countless times.
(d) He and Charlie have been friends their entire lives.

3. Who has died in Charlie's family?
(a) His little sister.
(b) His little brother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His grandfather.

4. What does Wesley claim to do each night in his study?
(a) He claims to have written the great Australian novel.
(b) He says he does not really spend much time in the study.
(c) He claims that the study is where he finds solitude.
(d) He says he reads and grades papers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what do the larger boys NOT pick on Jeffrey?

2. Which of the following is an example of personification from Chapter Four?

3. In Chapter One, what reason does the person give for coming to Charlie's house in the middle of the night?

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

5. What research captures Charlie's imagination at the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jasper's homelife.

2. In what ways is the relationship between Charlie's parents built on a shaky foundation?

3. How has the search for Laura changed in Chapter Four?

4. Describe the differences between Charlie's relationships with his mother and father.

5. In what way is the structure of Chapter Four very different from that of the the previous chapters?

6. Charlie loves American books about justice, especially in relation to race, Civil Rights, and the Civil War. How do these allusions help us understand Charlie?

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

8. Why does Jasper come to Charlie?

9. In what ways is Eliza similar to Audrey Hepburn's movie characters?

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

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