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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 is the first compliment Terry gives Jem?

2. Whose house is the party held at?

3. Where did Spider spend his best day ever?

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

5. What does Spider plan to use for food on his way to the coast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What strange thing does Jem notice while at the Eye of London?

3. Why does the woman in town offer to do a favor for Jem and Spider?

4. What illegal activity is Spider involved in?

5. How is Karen different for Jem than other people who had her position?

6. Why does Jem say she never wants children?

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

8. How does Spider show his optimistic attitude in the woods?

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

10. What special gift does Jem have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Rachel Ward have chosen these particular settings?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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