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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 nickname do the children give Paul because of soccer?

2. What does Joey do when Paul tells the principal what he saw at the carnival?

3. What does Mrs. Fisher expect will happen on September 6 due to Mike's death?

4. What does Paul's mother do when she finds out Mike is dead?

5. What does the coach say about stopping or changing the time of football practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Erik tell Paul and Mrs. Fisher when Erik comes home from school on Tuesday?

2. Why is Paul called into the principal's office the Monday after his trip to the carnival and what does Paul do?

3. Where does Paul's mother take him on Monday and what does she do there?

4. To what does Paul wake on August 9, who does he tell and what does she say to him? What do they do about the problem?

5. What does Paul say about how his mother has arranged their move?

6. What memory does Paul recall when he starts school on Monday?

7. How did Erik learn to kick and what did Mr. Fisher do when Erik started playing football?

8. What does Paul wear when he plays soccer and what do the kids say about them?

9. What does Paul find out about the problem in question #3?

10. What changes in Tangerine does Paul foresee and what does he think about himself and changes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in Tangerine. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in Tangerine. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in Tangerine. Consider the death of Mike as an random act of nature and the death of Luis as the result of conscious violence. Consider also in your answer the death of innocence in Paul from the beginning of the book to the end.

Essay Topic 2

Tangerine belongs to the young adult novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult novel and a historical novel mystery?

Essay Topic 3

Paul's father asks if Paul made the all county team, and Paul is angered by the question. He turns the tables, asking his dad how many games he'd played in, what position he'd played and pointing out very clearly that his father hadn't been to any games.

1. Why do you think Paul became angry at his father's question? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think it was right for Paul to point out to his father the obvious lack of interest Mr. Fisher seems to have in Paul's athletic endeavors? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. What do you think are the motivations behind Mr. Fisher's different interactions with his two sons? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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