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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 the Chemistry teacher?

2. What do Brittany and Alex have in common?

3. A group of Latino Bloods comes into the garage looking for a hiding place because ______________________.

4. What does Alex lose if he loses the bet in #35?

5. Who is Shelley's doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bet does Alex make with his friends regarding Brittany?

2. Where does Brittany spend the night when she is drunk and why do she and Alex fight the next morning?

3. What does Brittany do after Colin pushes her to have sex on the beach?

4. Why is Brittany initially resistant to Alex's flirtations?

5. What unusual technique does the author use regarding point of view in this book?

6. What information about their personal pain do Brittany and Alex admit to each other at the abandoned airport?

7. Why are Alex and Brittany punished after the first day in Chemistry class?

8. Why does Alex allow Carmen to seduce him on the beach even though he no longer wants to be involved with her?

9. What is the nature of the initial hostility between Alex and Brittany?

10. In what way do Brittany and Alex have much in common?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one theme in "Perfect Chemistry". Identify at least two themes in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the impact of gang life in the early 21st century. Compare and contrast the gang lifestyle in America twenty years ago to gang life in America today. What major changes have occurred--both positive and negative?

Essay Topic 3

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for the lives Alex and Brittany. Be sure to incorporate personal, political and cultural impacts on the characters' lives.

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