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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 helps Lee cheat on her math test at the end of Chapter 7?

2. What is the name of Lee’s younger brother, with whom she argues during Christmas break in Chapter 8?

3. According to Lee in Chapter 8, when is the only time people are allowed to show real emotion?

4. Where do Lee and her father drive to pick up her younger brother during Christmas break in Chapter 8?

5. How does Cross offend Lee when the fire alarm sounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Lee in Chapter 6, what did she learn from Conchita and Dave? How does she describe her relationships with these two people?

2. What restrictions does Lee place on Cross after they begin secretly seeing one another in Chapter 8? How does he react to these terms?

3. Who is elected senior prefects in Chapter 7? How does Lee react?

4. How do other students react to the article published in The New York Times in Chapter 8?

5. How does Martha help Lee academically in Chapter 7? How does Martha feel about her deed?

6. According to Lee in Chapter 7, why should she not be kicked out of school? What is her reasoning?

7. What information does Sin-Jun reveal to Lee at the end of Chapter 6?

8. According to Lee in Chapter 6, what information might have changed the way Dave saw Lee? Why does she think this?

9. What warning does Dede give to Lee in Chapter 6? How does Lee feel about her words?

10. What college does Lee wish to attend, as explained in Chapter 8? Why? What does her college advisor tell her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lee experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does she change and in what ways does she remain the same? By the novel’s end, is she better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the future has in store for Lee after the close of the novel? Predict Lee’s future based on her thoughts and actions over the course of the novel as well as the growth she experiences at the end.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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