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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 is spray painted on a wall when the boys break into an abandoned building?

2. What does Q realize about Margo?

3. What does Dr. Holden tell Q?

4. About what does Q think Whitman was too optimistic?

5. How does Radar help Q?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 find when he searches the shelves again and what does he realize from that?

4. What roles do Radar and Lacey assume for the trip to New York?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Q do in the souvenir shop while waiting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of John Green.

2. What in Green's background may have helped him in writing Paper Towns? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

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