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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. Where do Spider and Jem run when they are recognized at a gas station?

2. Which teacher does Spider agree with about his future?

3. How does the man with the near death date die?

4. Why does Jem say she never wants to be a mother?

5. What does Spider think of Jem's haircut?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. McNulty say Jem will become in class one day, and why?

2. What does Jem tell Mr. McNulty she wants to be when she grows up?

3. How does Jem feel after she destroys everything she owns, and why?

4. What idea does Jem wrestle with after saving Spider in the woods?

5. What illegal activity is Spider involved in?

6. Why is Jem so hesitant to become friends with Terry?

7. Why does Jem carry guilt about the explosion?

8. Why does Jem not take up the offer of the woman in town who knows she is a run away?

9. How does Jem know Spider is involved in something illegal?

10. Why does Jem feel partially guilty about her mother's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Jem's ability, and how did it shape her life for good and bad?

Essay Topic 2

What caused Jem to be a suspect in the explosion, and how did she respond to this situation?

Essay Topic 3

What did Jem learn from her lonely trek in the woods, and how did this change her life?

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