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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 could the following use of rhetorical device be described: "the world is aflame...the sun is a giant red ball...the sky is...stunning and clear" (231)?

2. Who ends up leaving Corrigan in Chapter Eight?

3. Which of the following is NOT true regarding Charlie's response to discovering his mother's affair?

4. How did Rosie and Jack become friends?

5. Why has Jack Lionel wanted to speak with Jasper for a long time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Charlie so distressed to learn that his father has written a novel?

3. Why has Eliza never told anyone where Laura's body is?

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. What plan did Jasper and Laura have before she died?

6. How is the attack on Mrs. Lu an example of the social injustice that is so prominent in Corrigan?

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

8. Why does the Vigil make Charlie feel that he and Jasper have no real chance of finding Laura's killer?

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

10. What has happened to Jasper's face in Chapter Five?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Reading and writing are the major outlets for Charlie and Weslie. How do they use these hobbies to inform their interactions with the broader world around them?

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