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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 is the nature of Laura's injuries in Chapter One?
2. What topic do Jeffrey and Charlie NOT tease each other about in Chapter Two?
3. What punishment does Charlie's mother give him for sneaking off and his disrespect in Chapter Three?
4. As he drinks in Chapter One, what does Jasper reveal about his family?
5. What of the following statements is NOT an indication that Charlie's relationship with his parents is strained?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Charlie's research into killers affect the way he thinks about his town?
2. Why does Jasper come to Charlie?
3. Why does Charlie agree to help Jasper?
4. How has the search for Laura changed in Chapter Four?
5. 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?
6. Charlie keeps referring to his choice to wear shoes as "pansy" (25). Why does he feel this way?
7. In what ways is Eliza similar to Audrey Hepburn's movie characters?
8. Why does Jasper fear that he will be accused of Laura's murder?
9. In what ways are children bullied in this novel?
10. Why does Charlie's father give Charlie a stack of American novels that deal with Civil Rights?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore one of the criminal cases in which Charlie becomes engrossed. Detail the ways in which the crime can highlight our understanding of the Jasper Jones text.
Essay Topic 2
Eliza and Laura Wishart end up facing two very different lives and fates, despite the fact that they are sisters. In a formal essay, explore the reasons behind those differences and why their outcomes end up very differently.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, trees are of special symbolic importance. We see many different types of trees, and they are connected with different relationships, characters, and plot points. Write an essay in which you detail the symbolism of at least one type of tree mentioned.
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