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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 does Charlie's dad call him to show respect?

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

3. Which description does NOT fit Jeffrey?

4. Why does Charlie's dad give him a stack of American books on Civil Rights in Chapter One?

5. As they walk out of the woods at the end of Chapter One, how does Charlie feel about Jasper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Jeffrey Lu takes great chances?

2. How does Wesley Bucktin describe Laura Wishart, from a teacher's point of view?

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

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

5. What is it that attracts Charlie to Eliza Wishart?

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

7. What is the history of the study in the Bucktin household? How might its current use a study create turmoil?

8. It is shocking that Jasper wants to hide Laura's body in the river. Does he respect her?

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

10. Why does Jasper fear that he will be accused of Laura's murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you chronicle the friendship between Jeffrey Lu and Charlie Bucktin. What makes them such a great match?

Essay Topic 2

It appears that the marginalized often strive to subjugate others even more than they have been pressed down themselves. Write an essay in which you detail such instances in the novel, and make connections between the characters who are the subjugated, and those who are the oppressor.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay detailing the many lessons that Jasper Jones has to teach Charlie Bucktin and the town of Corrigan.

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