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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 offered item does Riley accept from Solo?
2. What does Riley tell their parents they want to do instead of attending the fundraiser?
3. For Riley's first lunch at Park Hills High School, plan B is to join the pierced and tattooed students at their table. What is plan A?
4. What is Solo's real first name?
5. For what reason does Riley lie to Bec about the time of their curfew?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the girl contemplating suicide contacts Riley, what piece of Riley's advice does she take that leads to negative consequences?
2. How is foreshadowing used within Riley's mention of having "strange and pleasant dreams" (81) after thinking of Bec's hand on Riley's knee earlier in the evening?
3. What is the symbolism of Riley's choice of avatar when starting a blog?
4. What is the significance of Riley's request to study with Bec rather than attending the political fundraiser?
5. How does the author demonstrate to the reader in Chapter One that Riley and his father Congressman Sean Cavanaugh are on different wavelengths throughout much of the narrative?
6. How does Riley feel about the lack of uniforms at the public high school?
7. How does it make Riley feel when the blog attracts more than 500 followers?
8. Why does Riley feel their parents are close to asking them to again start attending political events with the family?
9. What does Riley do when overcome by self-pity while eating alone on the ramp?
10. With what question does Riley begin their very first blog post on page one of the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's use of humor alongside humanist messages within the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the many instances of irony within the novel's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about the novel while using the critical power theory lens of queer theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the treatment of gender roles, sexual identity, and other issues related to queer theory that can be found in the book.
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