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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 Martha in Chapter 7, why does Lee not have a chance with Cross?

2. What class is Lee in danger of failing as Chapter 7 begins?

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

4. Following her graduation from Ault, how many times does Lee return to campus?

5. What embarrassing subject does Lee’s mother bring up during Christmas break in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the reporter from The New York Times, and what does Lee tell her in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

6. What happens to Sin-Jun at the start of Chapter 6? How does Lee learn this information?

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

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

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

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

What is the role of passivity to the novel? How is Lee a passive character? How does Lee’s passivity prevent her from engaging with others at Ault?

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

The antagonist of a novel is a character or force who works in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Cross? Aspeth? Ault? Lee herself? What do you think? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist in Prep.

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