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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 Sylvia not want Autumn to do in public?

2. Who does Tyler shoot first?

3. What does Tyler tell Claire while they are dating?

4. How old is Ms. Smith?

5. How many years in a row has Claire's team been to the state competition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Jameson?

2. Why is Principal Trenton’s speech so boring to the students?

3. What does Tyler think about Autumn and Sylvia’s relationship?

4. What happens to Mr. Browne after his wife dies?

5. Who is Tracey?

6. Who is Jordan?

7. When Sylvia first sees Tyler in the doorway of the auditorium, who does she think it is and why?

8. Why are Claire and Chris not in the auditorium during the massacre?

9. How do Fareed and Tomas plan to get into the auditorium?

10. Why did Claire and Tyler break up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was Tyler’s character evil? Develop a thesis and craft an essay to support your answer with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the sibling relationships in the novel. What do these relationships tell the reader about each character?

Essay Topic 3

Each of the main characters are dealing with a serious illness in their family. Describe that illness and analyze how it prepares each character for the massacre at the school.

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