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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 authorized the changes in Phillip's schedule?

2. What does Miss Narwin say she wants Phillip to improve on?

3. What does Phillip do during class after hearing he will not be able to do what he wants in the Spring?

4. What kind of document makes up Chapter 6?

5. What did Phillip order at the restaurant his father took him to?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Philip's class schedule change?

2. How do we learn about what happens at the beginning of Spring Term?

3. How does Mr. Lunser respond to Philip's sarcasm?

4. What will happen if the budget proposal is not accepted?

5. How does Mr. Malloy feel about Mrs. Malloy's worries about Philip?

6. What does Coach Jamison suggest Phillip do in order to do what he wanted to during the Spring, and how does Philip respond?

7. What does Mrs. Malloy want her husband to talk to Philip about in Chapter 9?

8. What are Philip's Winter term grades?

9. What is to be done at the school at 8:05 AM?

10. What happened when Philip went to a seafood restaurant with his parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dishonesty was a vice that a number of characters were burdened with. Which characters were most affected by this, and why?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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