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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 mom want his dad to talk to him about in Chapter 9?

2. What grade did Phillip get in biology?

3. What is Phillip's last name?

4. What does Phillip's father say is the worst thing that could happen in response to his wife's concerns over Phillip?

5. Who does Miss Narwin reveal her anger to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Seymour ask the teachers to do to help pass the budget?

2. What is Philip worried about outside of school?

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

4. Who will the grant funding for the year be going to?

5. What happens when Philip talks to Allison on the phone about their English class?

6. When does Philip's class schedule change?

7. How does Mr. Lunser act during his homeroom period?

8. What does Miss Narwin say to Philip when she learns his opinion of the book?

9. What comprises the Prologue of this book?

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

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

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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