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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 the title of Wesley's Bucktin's book?

2. What new grown-up skill has Charlie acquired in Chapter Eight?

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

4. What symbol does Charlie always associate with Eliza?

5. What does Charlie drink at the glade in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jeffrey look up to Bruce Lee?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is the town's response to the attack on Mr. Lu different from the abuse that Mrs. Lu suffers?

10. How has Jasper's father done after the death of his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you chronicle the friendship between Jeffrey Lu and Charlie Bucktin. What makes them such a great match?

Essay Topic 2

Explore one of the criminal cases in which Charlie becomes engrossed. Detail the ways in which the crime can highlight our understanding of the Jasper Jones text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay detailing the many lessons that Jasper Jones has to teach Charlie Bucktin and the town of Corrigan.

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