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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 have Phillip's parents saved up some money for?

2. Where is the reporter from who writes Miss Narwin's side of the issue?

3. What is the name of Phillip's new school in Chapter 19?

4. What is Jake Barlow's occupation?

5. Who is the School Board Chair?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the article that Jennifer writes about?

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

7. What happens when Philip is asked to lead the National Anthem at his new school?

8. Why is Miss Narwin's side of the story never printed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dishonesty was a vice that a number of characters were burdened with. Which characters were most affected by this, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Goals and the sacrifice needed to achieve goals was a major theme in this book. What are some of the main examples of this theme, and how did it affect the course of the plot?

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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