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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 does the person punishing Phillip tell him to do instead of humming the anthem?

2. Why is the story about Miss Narwin's side of the issue not printed?

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

4. Who is Phillip's new English teacher?

5. How does Dr. Palleni feel when Phillip is sent to see him a second time in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the article that Jennifer writes about?

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

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

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

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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