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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 Jasper Jones's ethnic heritage?

2. Who was attacked at the vigil in Chapter Five?

3. At the beginning of Chapter Five, how long has it been since Laura's death and river burial?

4. Why might Chapter Seven skip back and forth between memories of the encounter with Mad Jack?

5. Chapter Six has a strange structure. How is it different from other chapters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeffrey Lu become a Corrigan cricket legend?

2. What are some clues that indicate the novel is set in the 1960s?

3. How long is Charlie grounded in Chapter Six, and how does he spend that time?

4. How has the relationship between Charlie and Wesley Bucktin changed?

5. Why does Jeffrey look up to Bruce Lee?

6. What are the clues that indicate that Mad Jack Lionel may not really be a serial killer?

7. In Chapter Eight, what has become of the members of the Bucktin family since Charlie discovered his mother's affair?

8. 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?

9. Explore the beating of An Lu. What is the precipitating factor? Who are some prominent characters in the beating and in Lu's defense?

10. How does the imagery of Charlie and Jasper's walk to Mad Jack's add to the suspense of the scene in Chapter Seven?

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

Jasper's glade provides peace, rest, privacy, and a hideout. It is also the scene of some terrible occurrences. Write an essay detailing the imagery and the symbolism of the glade and what it might represent.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you detail the ways in which the Sylvia Likens case is similar to circumstances in Corrigan and to Laura Wishart's life.

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