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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 11, what hours does Bobby work?

3. In Chapter 11, what day of the week does the school paper come out with Scott's article in it?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what does Scott's mom give him for breakfast?

5. In Chapter 6, why is Bobby at the police station?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how does Scott describe the new girl?

2. What is the dance like for Scott in Chapter 14?

3. What does Scott's mother realize about the house they live in in Chapter 13?

4. When Scott learns that his parents are having a baby, what images does he see in his mind and what does he imagine hearing?

5. Why does Scott not to get to sleep in on Saturday in Chapter 6?

6. Why are Scott's parents nervous about him starting high school?

7. At the end of Chapter 15, what does Scott say about gym class?

8. In Chapter 5 how does Scott describe gym class?

9. Why does Scott decide to join the school newspaper?

10. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Scott say about school teachers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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