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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 special program that Miss Narwin wants to attend called?

2. What is Miss Narwin so angry about?

3. Who is Phillip's new homeroom teacher?

4. Who does Miss Narwin write to?

5. What are the students at the school supposed to listen to every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Philip's Winter term grades?

2. What is supposed to happen after the daily anthem?

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

4. What special program does Miss Narwin want to attend in the summer?

5. What does Miss Narwin write about in her letter to her sister in Chapter 9?

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

7. What was Philip's answer to the fourth question on the English exam?

8. What does Coach Jamison tell Philip before the track team try-outs?

9. What does Philip do to try to impress the girl he likes?

10. What grade does Philip get on his English exam, and what warning does he receive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the consequences of Phillip's actions, and how did he feel about them?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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