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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 reason does Phillip give Todd for not going out for the track team?

2. What does Dr. Palleni want to do to punish Phillip for his humming?

3. Why does Phillip say he is humming the National Anthem?

4. Which of the following students is NOT interviewed by Dr. Doane after the story is released?

5. Who does Ted Griffen credit for solving the problem with Phillip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Philip ask of Dr. Palleni in Chapter 11, and what is his response?

2. What do Philip and Miss Narwin do when the attention and press get to be too much for them?

3. What does Philip plan to do after his suspension?

4. What is the article that Jennifer writes about?

5. How does Dr. Palleni feel when Philip comes to see him a second time?

6. What does Dr. Doane say when she hears that Dr. Seymour denied there being a rule against singing the National Anthem?

7. What does Mr. Malloy say to Philip about not being able to sing the National Anthem?

8. What does Miss Narwin say when she is interviewed by the St. Louis newspaper?

9. How do Philip's parents feel about all the coverage regarding Philip?

10. What does Miss Narwin plan to do at the end of the school year, and why?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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