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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. About what concerning Margo is Q convinced?
2. What does Q do at Holly Meadows?
3. To what does Q compare Margo?
4. What does Chuck say he admires Q doing?
5. What makes Q think Margo is planning a road trip?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the boys find that leads them into a souvenir shop and how do they feel when they leave the mini mall?
2. What does Q decide after seeing the changes at the mini mall?
3. To whom does Q ask about the Walt Whitman poem, "Song of Myself" and what does he learn from the person?
4. What does Q do at Holly Meadows?
5. What are Ben and Radar's theories about Margo and how does Q feel when he hears them?
6. How does Q's dealing with the end of high school give him insight into Margo?
7. What changes does Q find in the mini mall?
8. What do Q and Radar talk about after Q calls him from hanging up with Ben?
9. How does Q vacillate about his search for Margo, but what does he do instead of the prom concerning her?
10. What roles do Radar and Lacey assume for the trip to New York?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many people were running from their problems, such as jobs they hated, marriages which were bad or escaping from relatives they did not like, by leaving for the gold fields. Many realized very quickly that no matter how far they ran their character flaws were always there. Margo has run from her problems but then finds she must face the central cause of his problems, herself.
1. Running from problems by going somewhere else is called a "geographic cure." Discuss what do you think this means.
2. Do you believe taking the geographic cure is a good idea or a bad idea? Why or why not? Could it be different depending on the circumstance? How did running help Margo? How did it harm her?
3. Discuss two situations that might respond well to a geographic cure and two that wouldn't be helped with on. Does Margo's determination to leave home seem like a geographic cure? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?
2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Paper Towns and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Paper Towns is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.
3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think Paper Towns is? Explain your response.
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