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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 Lee in Chapter 7, she would be a different student if only she knew what?
2. To what does Lee compare her math textbook on page 260?
3. Who is Sin-Jun’s current roommate, as revealed in Chapter 6?
4. What does Cross injure in Chapter 8?
5. Lee’s math teacher also performs what role for Lee, as explained in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the reporter from The New York Times, and what does Lee tell her in Chapter 8?
2. How does Martha help Lee academically in Chapter 7? How does Martha feel about her deed?
3. What happens during the final conversation between Lee and Cross in Chapter 8?
4. What information does Sin-Jun reveal to Lee at the end of Chapter 6?
5. Who is elected senior prefects in Chapter 7? How does Lee react?
6. How does Lee react to the article published in the New York Times in Chapter 8?
7. According to Lee in Chapter 7, why should she not be kicked out of school? What is her reasoning?
8. Into what college is Lee accepted in Chapter 8? Where is she rejected?
9. What happens with the flowers on Valentine’s Day in Chapter 8? How does Lee react?
10. What does the term “spring cleaning” mean? How does it apply to Lee in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lee finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the novel and on the other characters.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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