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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 does Phillip's father feel about his wife's worries about Phillip?

2. What does Phillip's father say he was never interested in when he was Phillip's age?

3. What kind of document makes up Chapter 6?

4. What will the person who gets the grant money be studying?

5. What was Phillip's answer to the fourth question on his English exam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Philip been assigned to read at school, and how does he feel about it?

2. What does Miss Narwin write to her sister about at the beginning of the school year?

3. What does Miss Narwin hear in a memo from Dr. Doane?

4. What was the fourth question on Phillp's English exam?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Philip act out so much in his English class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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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