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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. How did Beth act after Charlie broke the bricks?

2. Who beat Charlie in a spar on his last day of normalcy?

3. What kind of car does Charlie's mother drive?

4. What kind of straps are around Charlie at the beginning of the book?

5. Whose voice does Charlie hear after the truck flips?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alex feel so alone, even while talking to Charlie?

2. What did Beth do the last time Charlie saw her?

3. What happened at lunch to shock Rick?

4. What did Charlie worry about at the end of his demonstration?

5. What obstacles stand in the way of Charlie's hopes for his future?

6. Why does Charlie get nervous about the demonstration he is to give at school?

7. What warning does Alex give Charlie before he leaves the car?

8. What caused a major change in Alex?

9. How do the men in the strange room plan to kill Charlie?

10. How does Charlie get free from the chair he is strapped to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and security were two themes present in this novel. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

Charlie and Alex are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

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