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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. What does Lee see in Little's eyes at the end of Chapter 1?

2. What item of clothing is associated with a surprise holiday, as explained in Chapter 2?

3. What religion does Dede practice, as revealed in Chapter 2?

4. Who is Conchita's father?

5. What pamphlet does Lee take from the infirmary in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lee go to the mall in Chapter 2, and what happens there?

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

3. How does Lee describe Conchita in Section 3?

4. What happens with Lee's presentation in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

8. Who is Little Washington?

9. What does Lee discover in her home at the end of Chapter 5? What does it make her realize?

10. Who is the intern English teacher, and what accessory does she often wear in Chapter 4? What does Lee think about this accessory over the course of the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Cross Sugarman and Dave Bardo. How does each treat Lee, and how does Lee treat each? To what can the reader attribute such behavior? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay defining friendship from the perspective of Lee. What does it mean to be a friend, according to Lee? How do the choices she makes reflect these values?

Essay Topic 3

The power of money is a major theme of Prep. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates this theme, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

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