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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. Why does Phillip's dad not have a very good job?

2. Who is Phillip's new homeroom teacher?

3. What is a faculty member supposed to announce at the beginning of every school day?

4. Who is Phillip talking to when he admits to not reading his assigned book?

5. What is the fourth question of Phillip's English exam?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What kind of document is featured in Chapter 5?

7. What is Philip worried about outside of school?

8. What is Philip's dream, and how did it start?

9. Which misunderstanding is made right in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Allison was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

How did Phillip's relationship with his parents change over the course of the story? What caused these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

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