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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 Vietnamees delicacy does Charlie love?
2. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "my mother emerges from the house like an angry outlaw exiting a saloon" (99)?
3. From what sort of tree is Laura's body hanging?
4. What does Charlie's dad call him to show respect?
5. What reason did Cooke give for his crimes?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Jeffrey and Charlie spend so much time speaking in puns, especially those with a blasphemous tone?
2. Why does Charlie's father give Charlie a stack of American novels that deal with Civil Rights?
3. Jasper has an interesting accent. How does this use of dialect help us to understand him?
4. What are some of the problems between Charlie and his mother?
5. Charlie keeps referring to his choice to wear shoes as "pansy" (25). Why does he feel this way?
6. It is shocking that Jasper wants to hide Laura's body in the river. Does he respect her?
7. How does the use of allusions help to highlight some of the themes in Chapter Two?
8. How does Wesley Bucktin describe Laura Wishart, from a teacher's point of view?
9. Would you describe Jeffrey and Charlie's friendship as close?
10. Why does Jeffrey really come to Charlie's window in Chapter Four?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the novel, Charlie thinks of the way he walks in relation to others. Sometimes he is behind, other times he is in the lead or walking side-by-side with someone else. Write an essay in which you discuss the changes in Charlie's character as he relates to others in this way.
Essay Topic 2
At the end of the novel, Charlie thinks, "There is more to know. Always" (309). Write an essay in which you explore some of the instances in the book when it is impossible to know the full story without asking more questions.
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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