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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 title of Part 2?

2. What was the purpose of the car accident in the parking lot?

3. Where is Bronwyn's dad from?

4. When do Nate and Bronwyn talk on the phone?

5. Where do the narrators hold their secret meeting in Part 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who arrives at Nate's door?

2. What show are the students featured on?

3. Why is Keely a common thread in the mystery?

4. How does Cooper escape the gym?

5. What does Maeve discover when she goes on Simon's admin board?

6. What baseball strategy backfires for Cooper?

7. What does Addy notice about Bronwyn in Part 2?

8. What is revealed about Maeve?

9. Why does Addy want to be funny?

10. How are Nate and Cooper treated differently than Addy and Bronwyn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Simon's death occurs very quickly in the novel. Why is the timing of this plot point significant? What would change if the author wrote the story so that Simon died in the middle of the book?

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

This novel has been likened to the movie The Breakfast Club. Compare and contrast the stereotypical teens in each work. What has or has not changed over the last three decades in regards to teenage behavioral and emotional health?

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