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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 charge are the students facing?

2. Where does Ashton live?

3. Where does Nate wish he lived?

4. What title does Addy win?

5. How does the reader know that Cooper is not from California?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why could Simon not publish the latest About That update?

2. How does Addy explain Cooper?

3. Who is Leah?

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

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

6. How old was Maeve when she had leukemia?

7. What does Bronwyn try to convinve Mr. Avery of?

8. What do Bronwyn and Nate do when they leave school after detention?

9. How does the reader know that Simon cares about popularity?

10. What is there a large presence of at Simon's funeral?

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

Cooper says that one of the best things about baseball is that he is not able to check his phone while he is playing. Explain why that is a relief for Cooper. Include Cooper's complicated relationship with his athletic success. What is Cooper afraid of? How are his inner and outer self in conflict?

Essay Topic 3

Each of the interrogation experiences differ for the four students. Why does the author go into detail about the process? How does this information support the novel's theme of discrimination? Who comforts each of the students after they are interrogated?

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