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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, how long is the poem that Lee gives Scott to read?

2. At the end of Chapter 26, when does trout season open?

3. At the end of Chapter 29, how long has it been since Scott got new clothes?

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

5. In Chapter 29, what prop does Lee want from the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. In Chapter 27, who is the new Spanish teacher, and what is her background?

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

5. What does Scott get assigned to write for the school paper in Chapter 18?

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

7. Why does Scott visit Mouth in the hospital in Chapter 25, and what does Scott think about when he is there?

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

9. What is the bad part about being on the stage crew?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Franka introduces Scott’s English class to a variety of literary devices. How are those devices introduced? How are they used in the novel? How do they affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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