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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. Who steps in to ease the tension over the attack at the vigil in Chapter Five?

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

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

4. What does Jasper say in Chapter Seven will happen if Charlie and Eliza leave with him?

5. What does Jasper NOT see at Jack Lionel's house in Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Charlie and Eliza encounter as they walk toward Jasper's glade in Chapter Seven?

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

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

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

7. How is it clear, in Chapter Seven, that Eliza feels capable and powerful in Charlie's company?

8. During the cricket game in Chapter Six, what is happening between Charlie and Eliza?

9. Why does Jasper feel so guilty about Laura's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What causes the end of the Bucktin parents' relationship? Why has Wesley Bucktin always chosen to be so passive?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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