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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. Who is Dr. Holden?

2. About what does Q lie to his parents?

3. Where does Q find Lacey?

4. What does Q finally understand about Margo?

5. What does Ben call Margo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significant conversation do Ben and Q have in hour twelve?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What changes does Q find in the mini mall?

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

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

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Paper Towns based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Paper Towns is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Paper Towns a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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