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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 are the students at the school supposed to listen to every day?

2. How long is the special program that Miss Narwin wants to attend?

3. What is Phillip's dream?

4. What is the principal's first name?

5. What kind of document reveals Miss Narwin's anger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Seymour ask his faculty to inform him of in Chapter 6?

2. Which misunderstanding is made right in Chapter 9?

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

4. What is the document in Chapter 6 about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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