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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. Lee interrupts a romantic moment between what two people in Chapter 6?

2. What school does Dave attend, as revealed in Chapter 6?

3. According to Lee at the end of Chapter 6, what information should she have told Dave that might have explained her actions?

4. According to Martha in Chapter 7, why does Lee not have a chance with Cross?

5. According to Lee in Chapter 7, she would be a different student if only she knew what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who comes to visit Lee at the start of Chapter 8? What is Lee’s reaction to this visit?

3. Into what college is Lee accepted in Chapter 8? Where is she rejected?

4. What is happening to Lee as Chapter 7 begins? At the same time, what is happening with Martha? How does Lee react?

5. What does Headmaster Byden tell Lee during their meeting in Chapter 8?

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

7. What evidence does Lee have in Chapter 8 that leads her to conclude that Cross cares about her?

8. Who is Aubrey? What does the reader learn about him in Chapter 7?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Appearances in Prep can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this novel? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Explain how the novel illustrates this idea.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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