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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 does Jake ask Addy to do before leaving?

2. What is on Evan's shirt?

3. What grade was Nate in when he started getting into trouble?

4. How old is Simon?

5. Why does Cooper feel uncomfortable writing with his right hand?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the car accident outside of school affect the plot?

2. What is the history between Bronwyn and Nate?

3. What information does the Tumblr update provide?

4. What does Addy say when the detective asks her about the nurse's office?

5. How does Addy's behavior differ from everyone else's when Simon falls?

6. What happened to Nate's mom?

7. How is Addy's mother described?

8. What secret was Addy keeping about TJ?

9. What does Yumiko insinuate is going on in Part 1?

10. Why can the school not do anything about Simon's app?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Simon says that his gossip app, All That, is a public service. The things Simon reveals about his classmates are very personal and often hurtful, but they are also true. Why would the author choose to include the fact that Simon is posting the truth? How does this relate to motive?

Essay Topic 2

Each of the students knows their hidden secret that is on Simon's About That app, except for Cooper. How does the author use foreshadowing to make the reader guess about Cooper's other potential secrets? Is this an effective strategy or a wild goose chase? Explain why the author uses this technique and how it relates to mystery.

Essay Topic 3

What does Bronwyn mean when she says that she participates in life enough for both her sister and herself. Explain the dynamics of Bronwyn's immediate family. What is the author's purpose in providing detail about Maeve's medical history?

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