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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. According to Conchita in Chapter 3, why does she have a single room?
2. What type of dance takes place in Chapter 1?
3. What book do the students study in Chapter 4?
4. What sport does Cross play at Ault, as explained in Chapter 2?
5. As Lee explains at the end of Chapter 5, parents’ weekend marked the last time Lee would do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Aspeth get in trouble during her English presentation? How does she respond? What does she later reveal to Lee?
2. Who are Maria and Rufina, and what do they think of Ault? Why is this, according to Lee?
3. Who is Cross Sugarman and what role does he play in Chapter 2?
4. According to Lee in Chapter 2, how is she different at Ault compared to how she was at her old school?
5. Why is Chapter 3 named "Assassin"?
6. Why do Lee and Dede argue near the end of Chapter 1?
7. What are circumstances around Lee's assassination in Chapter 3?
8. Who is Gates and what does the reader learn about her in Chapter 1?
9. Why is Lee embarrassed to read her English paper aloud to the class in Chapter 4? How does her teacher respond?
10. What happens with Lee's presentation in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Explain how the novel illustrates this idea.
Essay Topic 2
What is the role of passivity to the novel? How is Lee a passive character? How does Lee’s passivity prevent her from engaging with others at Ault?
Essay Topic 3
The antagonist of a novel is a character or force who works in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Cross? Aspeth? Ault? Lee herself? What do you think? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist in Prep.
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