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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. To what university is Lee accepted in Chapter 8?

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

3. What does Cross injure in Chapter 8?

4. Who is excited about Lee’s upcoming date with Dave in Chapter 6?

5. How does one student describe Lee immediately after the publication of the article in The New York Times?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lee get punished in Chapter 8? What punishment is she given, and what happens?

2. What happens at the airport as Lee travels home for Christmas break in Chapter 8? What does Lee think about this?

3. Who is Devin and what information does Lee learn from him in Chapter 8?

4. What does the term “spring cleaning” mean? How does it apply to Lee in Chapter 7?

5. Who is Dave Bardo and what happens between him and Lee in Chapter 6?

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

7. Why do Lee and her family come into conflict over Christmas break in Chapter 8? How does Lee feel about her family at this time?

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

9. In Chapter 8, how does Martha react to news that Lee and Cross are secretly involved? How does Lee feel about Martha’s reaction?

10. What happens during the final conversation between Lee and Cross in Chapter 8?

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

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 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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