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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 Paul realize about Erik and Arthur related to Mike's death?

2. What does Paul do when conversation about Erik and football starts?

3. What do Paul and Joey begin doing together?

4. What did Paul describe his mother's way of moving?

5. What does Paul's mother do Sunday morning after she goes outside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Paul think about if Erik died?

4. Who comes by the house from the Owners' Association, who is his son and what happens when Paul's father returns home?

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

6. What does Paul think about Arthur and Erik are saying about Mike?

7. What does Paul hear Arthur and Erik saying about Mike Costello?

8. Where does Paul go on his bike and what does he see about their subdivision?

9. What is Paul's mother's response about him being kicked off the soccer team?

10. What does Paul's mother do about Mike's death?

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

Paul says that he realizes it means extra driving, but that it's what he wants to do. His mother gives in. Paul is asserting himself a little more as he matures and this is an example of the theme, coming of age.

1. Do you think Paul asserting himself is a sign of maturity? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think that Paul not caring about his mother having to drive him farther is a sign of selfishness? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. What are some ways in which Paul seems mature for his age? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Tangerine is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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