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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 Chapter 20's title?

2. What is the name of Kyle's sister?

3. What is the name of the school that Travis attends?

4. Whom does Travis say he wants to win back in Chapter 15?

5. Where does Travis go to see a movie with his parents in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Travis remark about scarves in Chapter 6?

2. How does Travis describe Thanksgiving dinner in Chapter 14?

3. How does Travis respond to the "fan mail" he reads in Chapter 10?

4. What are some examples of foreshadowing in Chapters 1-4?

5. What plot elements are established in Chapters 1-4?

6. How is Travis's trip to the movie theater described in Chapter 13?

7. Whom does Travis go to see in Chapter 11? What do they discuss?

8. What memory does Travis have in flashback in Chapter 20?

9. How does Travis describe the differences of his new body in Chapter 3?

10. How are the themes of the past, the present, and friendship developed in Chapters 14-18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Jeremy Pratt and what is his relationship to the protagonist? How does Travis learn about Jeremy Pratt? What does he learn about him? What does Jeremy signify to Travis?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism and metaphor surrounding Travis's scar from his surgery. How do different characters respond to Travis's scar? What does Travis think of his scar and attempts to hide it?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Travis's experiences during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays in the novel. With whom does Travis spend the holidays? How does he feel about these characters? How does he feel about the experiences he has during the holidays?

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