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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. How does Charlie's mother handle his brush with the law in Chapter Six?
2. What happens to Charlie in Chapter Six after he is caught sneaking out?
3. Which stories does Charlie not use to inspire his fantasies of leaving Corrigan?
4. Why does the sarge treat Charlie so differently from Jasper?
5. Whom do Eliza and Charlie NOT encounter on their walk to the glade in Chapter Seven?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some clues that indicate the novel is set in the 1960s?
2. What truths does Eliza reveal about Laura's death?
3. How has Jasper's father done after the death of his mother?
4. Charlie envisions leaving Corrigan with Jasper. Delve into some of the literary allusions he chooses for the journey. Do those stories bode well for the adventure he desires?
5. How has the relationship between Charlie and Wesley Bucktin changed?
6. Why does Jeffrey look up to Bruce Lee?
7. During the cricket game in Chapter Six, what is happening between Charlie and Eliza?
8. Why does Jasper feel so guilty about Laura's death?
9. Who is Mad Jack Lionel, and why has he been calling out to Jasper all these years?
10. How does Jeffrey Lu become a Corrigan cricket legend?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The Lu family faces many hardships and abuses in Corrigan. Write an essay in which you explore the reasons behind these abuses, and the ways that the family members choose to cope.
Essay Topic 3
Strained parent-child relationships lie at the core of so much of this novel. Write an essay exploring and explaining the reasons behind these strains and the ways that these problems actually serve as learning experiences for the teens and for the reader.
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