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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 subject does Mr. Lunser teach?

2. What does Phillip do during the National Anthem that Miss Narwin does not like?

3. Who picks Phillip up from school when he is punished for his humming?

4. Who does Miss Seymour call when she reads the article?

5. What is Jennifer Stewart's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Philip realize when he reads the article?

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

3. What does Dr. Pelleni write in his memo to Dr. Seymour?

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

5. What does Mrs. Malloy do when the attention gets to be too much for Philip?

6. What does Philip do when Todd and Allison ask him about going out for the track team?

7. What does Philip write about in his diary after his interview with Jennifer Stewart?

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

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

10. What does Mr. Palleni think when he first hears why Philip has been sent to his office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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