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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. How do we learn about what Phillip did with his assigned book?

2. Why is Miss Narwin so hard on Phillip in her exam notes?

3. What does Miss Narwin apply for to attend a special program?

4. Who is Phillip's new homeroom teacher?

5. How many years has the music teacher been teaching?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the third item listed in the Prologue?

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

4. What is the document in Chapter 6 about?

5. What are Philip's Winter term grades?

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

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

8. Why does Philip say he does not want to study for his English class?

9. What comprises the Prologue of this book?

10. Who does Miss Narwin want to pay for her special program, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goals and the sacrifice needed to achieve goals was a major theme in this book. What are some of the main examples of this theme, and how did it affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

The media was something that was present and heavily discussed in this book. How did this discussion come about, and how did it affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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