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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 prank did John play on his mother?

2. How does John rationalize his reaction to Betsy's news?

3. Would would Doug do when John Robison was playing?

4. What had Jim Boughton made from scratch?

5. What was John's reaction to Betsy's news?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the winter of 1978 good for John?

2. Describe John's attempts to act normal.

3. Describe John's relation with Chris.

4. Describe John's departure from high school.

5. What story does John say he told the proud parents whose children would be going to Harvard and Smith?

6. Describe the beginning of John's career in electronics.

7. Describe the prank John played on his mother.

8. Describe the deterioration of John's parents' marriage in chapter 7,

9. What was Jim Boughton's secret project?

10. How did John's life change when he started to go on the road with rock bands?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate "Look Me in the Eye"--did you resist the story, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of John's pranks? How do they help him? How do they hurt him?

Essay Topic 3

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

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