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

2. What have Phillip's parents saved up some money for?

3. What does Phillip do when the press and attention get to be too much for him?

4. What does Miss Narwin tell her sister creates chaos every school year?

5. What will the schools not be able to purchase now that the budget has been overturned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Allison confront Philip about after the story comes out?

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

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

6. Why will Philip not be able to run on the track team at his new school?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion 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

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?

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