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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. How much was the school budget defeated by?

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

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

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

5. Who is Phillip's new homeroom teacher by Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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