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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 effect does Jasper have on Charlie in Chapter Seven?
2. What is the name of the martial arts punch Jeffrey Lu wants to master?
3. Who could corroborate Charlie's story about Eliza in Chapter Six?
4. What ultimately killed Rosie?
5. What does Charlie drink at the glade in Chapter Five?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jeffrey Lu become a Corrigan cricket legend?
2. 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?
3. Why is Charlie so distressed to learn that his father has written a novel?
4. How does the imagery of Charlie and Jasper's walk to Mad Jack's add to the suspense of the scene in Chapter Seven?
5. Explore the beating of An Lu. What is the precipitating factor? Who are some prominent characters in the beating and in Lu's defense?
6. How is it clear, in Chapter Seven, that Eliza feels capable and powerful in Charlie's company?
7. What do Charlie and Eliza encounter as they walk toward Jasper's glade in Chapter Seven?
8. How has the relationship between Charlie and Wesley Bucktin changed?
9. How has Jasper's father done after the death of his mother?
10. What truths does Eliza reveal about Laura's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Australian calendar is quite different from that of the United States and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. Write an essay detailing the school calendar and the seasons of Australia, and how that reversal might inform our own reading of the text.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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