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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. Why does Cooper have Simon uninvited from a party?

2. How does Nonny know Cooper does not love Keely?

3. Who does Bronwyn say, in Part 2, has been affected the most?

4. What is Kris's nationality?

5. Who does Addy try to befriend in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cooper escape the gym?

2. Why does Bronwyn return to the police station?

3. Why does Addy want to be funny?

4. Why does Mikhail use his show to promote the students' innocence?

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

6. How does Nate see that Addy has changed by Part 3?

7. What baseball strategy backfires for Cooper?

8. Why is Bronwyn interested in Eli?

9. What are the police accused of violating regarding Cooper?

10. Who arrives at Nate's door?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was stacked up in and around the sink Simon got his water from? What kind of classroom is detention held in? Explain how the petri dish image could be a clue to Simon's accident. Why would the author provide the reader with such a copious amount of detail in this scene?

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

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?

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