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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 1 during the third play, how many hit people Jerry simultaneously?

2. How many guys attend Trinity?

3. Where did Jerry spend the summer after his mother died?

4. In Chapter 20, who remembers helping Goober with the Room 19 assignment?

5. How tall is Jerry?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, why is it shocking that Jerry still refuses to sell the chocolates?

2. What is the black box?

3. What assignment does Archie give seniors in Chapter 20 and why?

4. In Chapter 15, what happened that makes Emile think that Archie has a photo of him in a compromising position?

5. How do The Vigils react when Archie tells them that he has pledged the backing of The Vigils for the chocolate sale?

6. How is Emile described in Chapter 7?

7. In Chapter 4, why is it so important for the boys at Trinity to sell boxes of chocolate?

8. in Chapter 4, why does Brother Leon ask Archie for help selling the boxes of chocolate?

9. In Chapter 18, how does Jerry remember that he felt when he knew that the assignment was nearly over?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 2, how does Obie feel about Archie and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Archie, Carter, and Brother Leon have power and authority. How do they exert their power and authority in different ways? Who is more dangerous in their use of their power and authority and why?

Essay Topic 2

Archie claims to dislike violence. What actions and events seem to contradict Archie’s claim? In what way is Archie more violent than other characters? How does the way that he uses, rather than inflicts, violence allow him to get away with so much?

Essay Topic 3

In the desire to sell the chocolates, everyone turns against Jerry. How would you describe the treatment that Jerry endures because he will not sell the chocolates? In what way is the treatment that Jerry receives inhumane? Are some teachers any better than the students regarding the treatment of Jerry? What is revealed about inhumane treatment through Jerry's experiences?

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