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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. When the narrator sees four yellow cars in a row, what type of day does that signal for him?
2. At the end of Chapter 67, who does the narrator think killed the dog?
3. What made the narrator think at one time that his parents were going to get a divorce?
4. What does the narrator put on the kitchen table when he returns home in Chapter 127?
5. What did Father take to the hospital when he went to visit Mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mrs. Shears behavior differ in Chapter 53 from her behavior the night that Wellington was killed (Chapter 5)?
2. Describe Christopher's favorite dream.
3. Describe Rhodri.
4. What is the purpose of Chapter 199?
5. How does Christopher compare his father's and mother's anger towards him?
6. How is Christopher supposed to refer to the students at his school, and why is Christopher not supposed to refer to the children at his school as "stupid"?
7. Describe Wellington's condition in Chapter 2.
8. Describe The Case of the Cottingley Fairies.
9. Why was it necessary for Siobhan to draw pictures of different emotions for the narrator to study?
10. What is significant about Christopher's behavior in Chapter 191?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Father's motivation for keeping the truth about Mother away from Christopher? Is his purpose to save Christopher's feelings or to punish his wife? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Death is a theme in the book with Christopher believing that his mother is dead and discovering a dead Wellington on the lawn. However, it is through Wellington's death that Christopher discovers his mother is alive. Why do you think Christopher's father told Christopher that his mother was dead? Why would he create the story about Mother dying at the hospital? Did Father's action symbolize his burying of his relationship with mother? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Why is the narrator so concerned with taking the A-level test? What will taking the A-level test prove? Is it necessary for the narrator to take the A-level exam? Why or why not? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
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