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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 was the purpose of the car accident in the parking lot?

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

3. How long has Nate's mom been sober in Part 3?

4. What is the title of Part 2?

5. How many openly gay players are in the MLB?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bronwyn's Dante's Inferno allusion?

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

3. Why is Bronwyn interested in Eli?

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

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

6. Why does Addy want to be funny?

7. Why does Cooper break up with Keely?

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

9. What baseball strategy backfires for Cooper?

10. What is revealed about Maeve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Cooper is named for the baseball hall of fame in Cooperstown. What kind of pressure does Cooper's dad put on him to succeed? Does Cooper's dad express his expectations actively or passively? How does the spotlight Cooper is under explain his behavior and how does this relate to his motivation?

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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