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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 Bryon ask to borrow from Charlie in Chapter 3?

2. What does Bryon ask to borrow from Charlie in Chapter 5?

3. What does Mark confide to Bryon in Chapter 3?

4. What is Bryon's last name?

5. What does Mr. Carlson dislike about M&M?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bryon's first impression of Cathy?

2. Why does Mark offer to fight Bryon in Chapter 8?

3. How do Mark and Bryon's perspectives on life differ?

4. How does Mark act when Bryon visits him at the reformatory?

5. What happens to M&M after he drops acid?

6. Why is Mark living with Bryon?

7. Why does Bryon go to Charlie's grave?

8. Why don't Cathy and Mark like each other?

9. How do Mark and Bryon's social status change as a result of the trial?

10. Why doesn't Mark understand Bryon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay outlining the different stereotypes of high school students. Is there any truth to stereotypes? Is there any way to obliterate stereotypes?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the advantages and disadvantages of being a teenager. Be sure to address:

1 - Challenges teens face that adults seem to be unaware of.

2 - The benefits of being young.

3 - How teenagers can make the most of their youth.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing objectivity. Is it possible for a judge or a newspaper reporter to remain completely impartial while doing their jobs? How do our personal beliefs and opinions affect the way we react in situations where we should remain unbiased?

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