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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 Principal Trenton say in each on of her speeches?

2. What grade is Claire in?

3. What does Tomas eat in Principal Trenton's office?

4. What connection do Asha and Autumn share?

5. Who is Trace?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Autumn have an easy time talking to Asha about dance?

3. Why does Claire feel responsible for Matt?

4. Who is Geraldine?

5. What is the relationship between Tomas and Tyler like before he leaves school?

6. What keeps Tomas from skipping school with Fareed?

7. Why did Claire and Tyler break up?

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

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

10. Who is Mr. Jameson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Nijkamp never explicitly takes a stand on the second amendment, analyze what the author is saying about gun control and the second amendment through the telling of this story. Is this text for or against the Second Amendment?

Essay Topic 2

Nijkamp uses multiple symbols in the text. Select one of the following symbols, the auditorium, the ballet shoes, sibling pairs, or the gun, and analyze how Nijkamp uses this symbol in the text.

Essay Topic 3

The title of the text, This is Where it Ends, is mentioned different times in the text. Trace the different places the phrase is used in the text and analyze the deeper meaning of the title. What are the different possible meanings of the title?

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