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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 is the name of the bus station Charlie gets a ticket to?

2. What makes Charlie afraid he will get stuck in the cave?

3. What kind of animal does the woman in the alley have?

4. What is Charlie's mother doing when he sees her?

5. Where is the woman who Charlie saved in the alley hiding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rose say he dislikes Charlie?

2. What does Charlie realize when he hears Yarrow's name?

3. What does Charlie ask for after meeting Angeline, and why?

4. What wakes Charlie up on the bus?

5. How does Charlie earn the trust of Angeline's mother?

6. What kind of evidence does Rose say was used to convict Charlie?

7. What keeps Charlie from praying in his cell?

8. What does Charlie see Orton do on the bridge?

9. Why does Charlie leave the homeless shelter so fast?

10. What happens in the alley by the warehouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of politics led to the problems and conflicts in this book, and how were they resolved?

Essay Topic 2

What evidence was used against Charlie in the trial, and how does he respond when he learns of this evidence?

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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