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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 do Gus and his friends do for fun?
2. What does Q realize about himself as a mirror for Margo?
3. What is one area Q pinpoints for finding Margo?
4. What makes Q think Margo is planning a road trip?
5. How does Ben take care of having to pee?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Q's dealing with the end of high school give him insight into Margo?
2. What does Q realize when he re-reads the Whitman poem?
3. What transpires in hours seven through eleven?
4. What significant conversation do Ben and Q have in hour twelve?
5. Why does Q become frustrated with Ben the morning after the prom?
6. What do Q and Radar talk about after Q calls him from hanging up with Ben?
7. What does Q find when he searches the shelves again and what does he realize from that?
8. How does Q finally figure out where Margo is?
9. What does Q realize about how he has mirrored Margo?
10. What transpires the first five hours of their trip?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Margo hates everything normal about herself and feels no one around her is authentic. She seems to be a person fully alienated and critical of her society and her social group. She does not fit into any of the social groups even though she is admired by her peers.
1. What do you think a student should do if she/he doesn't fit into the crowd at school? Use examples from Paper Towns and your life to support your answer.
2. What do you think makes a student stick out from others? Use examples from Paper Towns and your life to support your answer.
3. Why do you think Margo feels different from her peers? Use examples from Paper Towns and your life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?
2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Paper Towns, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?
3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Paper Towns. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?
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