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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. In Chapter 17, what sport does Kyle join?

2. In Chapter 23, where had Bobby's friends Wayne and Charley been playing in small clubs?

3. In Chapter 28, how many brook trout does Scott catch?

4. In Chapter 26, when was the St. Patrick's Day dance held?

5. In Chapter 17, how long is the poem that Lee gives Scott to read?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 17, why does Scott wish that Lee never lent him the book with Byron's poem?

2. In Chapter 20, what does Scott tell Smelly about fights?

3. What happens when Scott goes to the office to get a file for Mr. Franka?

4. What does Scott say about his dad and his dad's job at the end of Chapter 28?

5. How many girls has Mouth asked to dance at school dances in Chapter 25, and how does he know how many girls he has asked?

6. In Chapter 16 what does Scott tell the baby about suicide?

7. In Chapter 23, what happens when Vernon confronts Scott about the article in the school paper?

8. In Chapter 20, why does Scott rip a note off Lee's locker?

9. What conversation does Scott have with Lee at lunch at the beginning of Chapter 16?

10. How does Scott try to make school less stressful for the small and weak in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Scott finally dances with Julia at the end of the novel. Why does Scott dance with Julia? What does Scott realize about his relationship with Lee through the dance with Julia? Why does he prefer a relationship with Lee?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Bobby and Scott are brothers, but not terribly close at the beginning of the novel. What revelations does Scott discover about Bobby, and how does that information affect their relationship? How does their relationship change in the novel?

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