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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. Of what does Otis Warren assure Q?

2. Where does Q find Lacey?

3. What does Q do instead of what he wanted to do?

4. What does Dr. Holden suggest Q do?

5. What does Q worry about as he is driving in the second hour of the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Q relieved when they find a raccoon?

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

3. What does Q realize when he re-reads the Whitman poem?

4. How does Q's dealing with the end of high school give him insight into Margo?

5. Why does Q go to a party when Ben calls him?

6. What does Q realize about how he has mirrored Margo?

7. What do Q's parents say about humans mirroring each other?

8. What do Q and Lacey talk about in the bathroom?

9. Why does Q become frustrated with Ben the morning after the prom?

10. To whom does Q ask about the Walt Whitman poem, "Song of Myself" and what does he learn from the person?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Quentin is no exception. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Quentin demonstrates his intelligence and his morals. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze Quentin's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Quentin 's admirable traits makes him do what he does about finding Margo. Have his flaws impacted his life? How do his flaws influence his handling of the Margo mystery?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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