View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT a rumor about Warwick Trent?

2. What is the current theory in Chapter Four about Laura's disappearance?

3. What movie does Charlie claim is giving him nightmares?

4. Which is an example of a pun from Chapter Three?

5. When Jeffrey joins the cricket game in Chapter Two, what can we infer about his character?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the use of allusions help to highlight some of the themes in Chapter Two?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why do Eliza, Charlie, and Jasper choose not to reveal the truth of Laura Wishart's death and whereabouts? Is this the right choice?

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,203 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample