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

2. What is Addy's mom mad about in Part 2?

3. What is written on Addy's locker?

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

5. What is the name of the school Nate and Bronwyn attended?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Addy cut off her hair?

2. Why does Bronwyn return to the police station?

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

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

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

6. Why does Addy want to be funny?

7. What baseball strategy backfires for Cooper?

8. What show are the students featured on?

9. What is revealed about Maeve?

10. How does Cooper escape the gym?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Pick one of the narrator's and explain in detail how that character overcame other people's preconceived ideas. Give examples of how the character changed. What formula for happiness is the author trying to convey by showing the character's acceptance of self?

Essay Topic 3

Define hypocrisy and relate how the behaviors and actions of two or more characters are hypocritical. Cite textual evidence and draw parallels between what the author seems to believe about social justice and how the novel's characters are punished for lying.

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