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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 does Cammie say to her mother about Solomon?

2. What does the British operative tell Cammie about Joe?

3. What does Townsend say about Cammie's father?

4. What does Cammie think about as she is looking at the crowd in Chapter 2?

5. Why is Cammie late for Townsend's first class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cammie tell the others about Solomon, what do the girls insist is true and what else are the girls worried about?

2. How does Cammie's first day in Covert Operations class start?

3. What does the narratative in Chapter 15 say about Townsend and what do the girls do about him?

4. What does Cammie tell the British operative and what does he tell her?

5. What do the girls write up in their "Covert Operations Report?"

6. What does Mr. Baxter do on the final leg of the journey to the Gallagher Academy?

7. What does Rebecca tell their friends after dinner and what has them worried?

8. How do Cammie and the others feel when walking to their dorm and why?

9. What is different about the surroundings at dinner, who is missing, who is taking her place and what do the students do before they eat?

10. How does Cammie hear what the adults are saying in the kitchen and how do they find out she is listening?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Ally Carter.

2. What in Carter's background may have helped him in writing Only the Good Spy Young? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes Only the Good Spy Young interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Cammie. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Zach. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Joe Solomon. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Only the Good Spy Young. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Carter chooses the symbols he does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Carter chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss Carter's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Carter use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).

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