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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 title does Cooper win?

2. Where does Nate wish he lived?

3. Which pitch does Simon risk throwing in Part 1?

4. Who is Cooper's girlfriend?

5. What takes place in the school parking lot during detention?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Simon leave the classroom?

3. What does Officer Lopez warn Nate about?

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

5. How did Nate know what was wrong with Simon?

6. What information does the Tumblr update provide?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bronwyn and Nate have a complicated relationship. Explain why the way Bronwyn plays her piano changes when Nate visits. Include the effect Bronwyn's music has on Nate. What is the author foreshadowing about these two characters and why is it important for their growth?

Essay Topic 2

Simon is only close with his friend Janae. Without having a large network of friends how do you suppose Simon gets all the secret information he uses for his app? What does this say about Simon?

Essay Topic 3

Thrillers are made of twists. Highlight the turns the story took that were meant to throw the reader off the murderer's trail. Include specific examples from the text. Was the author successful at balancing facts and falsehoods?

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