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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 Dr. Holden tell Q?

2. Who is Dr. Holden?

3. Why does Q go to Collier Farms?

4. Where does Q find blue painter's tape?

5. Why does Q think Ben should be more helpful?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Ben and Radar's theories about Margo and how does Q feel when he hears them?

2. What does Q find when he searches the shelves again and what does he realize from that?

3. What does Q decide after seeing the changes at the mini mall?

4. What does Q do at Holly Meadows?

5. What transpires in hours seven through eleven?

6. What transpires the first five hours of their trip?

7. What do the boys find that leads them into a souvenir shop and how do they feel when they leave the mini mall?

8. Why is Gus at the mini mall and what does he say about Margo?

9. How does Q vacillate about his search for Margo, but what does he do instead of the prom concerning her?

10. What clue does Q try to figure out and track down?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes Paper Towns interesting. Discuss the following:

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

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Margo. 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.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Jase. 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 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by Paper Towns. Questions that Green most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Green's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Green's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of John Green and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Paper Towns? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Paper Towns including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Paper Towns and your own live to support your opinion.

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