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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Lee’s father tease Lee while in her dorm room during the parents’ weekend in Chapter 5?
(a) A magazine.
(b) A poster.
(c) A miniskirt.
(d) Cosmetics.

2. According to Lee in Chapter 1, what is the source of the strange smell in Lee's dorm room?
(a) A snail.
(b) A squid.
(c) A rotten sandwich.
(d) A dead rat.

3. What book do the students study in Chapter 4?
(a) The Color Purple.
(b) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
(c) Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
(d) The Scarlet Letter.

4. What sport does Lee start playing in Chapter 3?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Softball.
(d) Soccer.

5. Who gives Lee the idea to scare McGrath in Chapter 3?
(a) Dede.
(b) Sin-Jun.
(c) Conchita.
(d) Amy.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Lee explains at the end of Chapter 5, parents’ weekend marked the last time Lee would do what?

2. According to Lee in Chapter 1, where is Gates from?

3. Who is the first to tell Lee and Dede about the surprise holiday in Chapter 2?

4. On whom does Dede have a crush, as revealed in Chapter 2?

5. What sport does Cross play at Ault, as explained in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lee embarrassed to read her English paper aloud to the class in Chapter 4? How does her teacher respond?

2. Who is Lee's first victim in Assassin and how does she kill them?

3. Who is Cross Sugarman and what role does he play in Chapter 2?

4. Who is Gates and what does the reader learn about her in Chapter 1?

5. What is the "surprise holiday" and how is it shared with the students in Chapter 2?

6. What are circumstances around Lee's assassination in Chapter 3?

7. What does Dede discover in Chapter 1?

8. How does Lee’s family come to view the weekend that transpires in Chapter 5? How do they refer to it, and how does Lee come to view it?

9. What does Lee think about racism at Ault? How does Chapter 4 further develop this theme?

10. Why do Lee and Dede argue near the end of Chapter 1?

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