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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. How does Mitch get out of taking gym in Chapter 5?
2. In Chapter 5 what are Scott's friends going to go that he cannot because he has homework?
3. What vocabulary words does Scott use in the last paragraph of Chapter 4?
4. In Chapter 13 what does the new girl Lee jokingly tell Scott he owes her for voting for him?
5. In Chapter 11, what ruins Scott's chances of sleeping in late for the second weekend in a row?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 12, how does Scott describe the new girl?
2. In Chapter 10, what wakes Scott when he is trying to sleep in and what does he do about it?
3. At the end of Chapter 6, what does Bobby tell Scott about the new baby coming?
4. Why are Scott's parents nervous about him starting high school?
5. In Chapter 4 what homework does Scott do before dinner, and how does he feel about the assignments?
6. On Halloween what does Scott want to do with the baby?
7. When Scott learns that his parents are having a baby, what images does he see in his mind and what does he imagine hearing?
8. In Chapter 5 how does Scott describe gym class?
9. How does Scott find the high school cafeteria in Chapter 3?
10. What does Scott say about the book that Mouth reviews for the school paper in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Scott grows up over the course of his freshman year. How does Scott grow and mature during his first year in high school physically, mentally, and emotionally?
Essay Topic 2
Scott often comments that he has no idea what girls think. A major theme in the book is the inability of people to fully understand one another. How are the characters in the book examples of the inability of people to fully understand one another? How do those misunderstandings affect the plot?
Essay Topic 3
Scott thinks about suicide when he sees injuries on Lee’s wrists and when Mouth tries to kill himself. What does Scott think about suicide? How does the author use Scott’s journal entries and actions to discuss suicide and convey that it is not a solution to life’s problems?
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