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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 famous Pudd'nhead Wilson quote resonates with Charlie?

2. What happens when Charlie and Eliza get to her house in Chapter Three?

3. What is similar about Charlie's return home in Chapter Three to what happened when he returned Eliza home?

4. Who is guilty for the death of Sylvia Likens?

5. Why does Jeffrey's mother chastise him for being impolite in Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie fall asleep thinking about in Chapter Three?

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

3. Describe Jasper's homelife.

4. Why does Charlie not admire Superman?

5. Why might Jeffrey Lu takes great chances?

6. Explore Jeffrey and Charlie's use of curse words. How does the author use their vernacular to help clarify their friendship and who they are?

7. Why does Charlie admire Batman?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end, many people - especially Charlie's parents - have broken his trust or disappointed him immensely. Write an essay that explores the reasons behind Charlie's feelings of being hurt, and what lessons he can take from these disappointments.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore comparisons and/or contrasts between the novel of Jasper Jones and one of the many films to which Charlie alludes.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the text of one of Charlie's favorite books or authors. How does that work help us to grasp the themes of the novel? Can the novel to which he alludes and the text of Jasper Jones be compared or contrasted in any ways, such as character or theme?

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