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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. Where does the group make a quick gas stop at a BP station?

2. Of what does Otis Warren assure Q?

3. What does Q think an abandoned subdivision is in the scheme of the clues he has gathered?

4. Instead of a mystery, what does Q decide Margo is?

5. After how many days do Lacey and Ben think Margo will return?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Q resolve to find on Saturday and how do Q and Radar use what they find?

3. What does Q do at Holly Meadows?

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

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

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

7. What transpires in hours seven through eleven?

8. What do the boys find that leads them into a souvenir shop and how do they feel when they leave the mini mall?

9. What does Q decide after seeing the changes at the mini mall?

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Paper Towns help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Paper Towns? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in Paper Towns to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

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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