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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. Whose office is Phillip sent to the second time he hums the National Anthem?

2. What does Phillip call the Washington Academy?

3. In the article, who is blamed for changing the rules in the school?

4. What rule does the person punishing Phillip in Chapter 11 say he has broken?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the article that Jennifer writes about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Narwin endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Betrayal was a theme introduced in a few places in this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters were most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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