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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 Rufina dating, as explained in Chapter 5?

2. Who reacts angrily after getting in trouble for her English presentation in Chapter 4?

3. What is the name of Cross's girlfriend in Chapter 2?

4. What does Lee think about the intern English teacher during her conversation with Aspeth in Chapter 4?

5. What sport does Lee start playing in Chapter 3?

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. What is Lee's plan to kill her second target, McGrath, in Chapter 3?

3. According to Lee in Chapter 2, how is she different at Ault compared to how she was at her old school?

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

5. Who are Maria and Rufina, and what do they think of Ault? Why is this, according to Lee?

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

7. According to Lee at the start of Chapter 5, what characterizes the parents of wealthy Ault students? How does Lee’s family compare?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Prep. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the world of Ault with the world of South Bend, Indiana. How does Lee define the similarities and differences between her new world and her original one?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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