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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. What does Lee give Scott on Valentine's Day?

2. On December 11, what does Scott decide to ask his mom to make?

3. In Chapter 22, who does Scott see in the office when he delivers a file for Mr. Franka?

4. In Chapter 19, how long will there be rehearsals for the musical?

5. In Chapter 25 what does Scott buy after rehearsal on Presidents' Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Scott being noticed in Chapter 26?

5. What does Scott say about New Year's at the end of Chapter 21?

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

7. 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?

8. What does Scott buy for his family for Christmas and why does he go shopping alone?

9. What does Scott learn about Bobby in Chapter 28?

10. How do Scott and his family celebrate Mother's Day in Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Scott is overwhelmed with homework and extra-curricular activities at the beginning of his freshman year. How does Scott get overwhelmed? How does he learn to balance work and extracurricular activities? What does he learn from figuring out how to achieve balance in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Scott dies his hair and Lee removes her piercings and wears a dress to the last dance of the school year. How do Scott and Lee step out of their normal identities for the dance? What are their motives for doing so? What are their motives for making those changes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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