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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 does Jem consider jumping from in the church?

2. What does the older man who works with Simon want Jem to do?

3. What does Jem's son's teacher say her son puts on all his pictures?

4. Why does Jem say she hates her mother?

5. What does Jem name her son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Jem think that Spider is killed when captured?

2. What brings Jem to understand a bit of her mother's dependency on drugs?

3. How does Karen die?

4. How does Jem get some money in the woods?

5. What does Jem use the church keys to do?

6. What keeps Jem from killing herself?

7. Why do Jem and Spider look so guilty to the police?

8. What makes Jem angry with the police?

9. Why does Jem decide to tell Karen about her gift?

10. What happens when Jem tries to eat after splitting up from Spider?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Belonging and security are two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

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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