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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. With which of the following does the seventeenth chapter of the novel begin?

2. With which of the following does the fifth chapter of the novel begin?

3. Which of the following reveals February’s prior relationship with Wanda to Mel?

4. In what room at the school does Charlie lodge?

5. With which of the following does the sixth chapter of the novel begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation is given for the existence of the New Quarters?

2. Why does the stage crew wear headlamps?

3. Why are Charlie and her father late for their first ASL class?

4. What indication do Skylar’s grandparents first have that she can hear?

5. For what reason does Charlie note being glad to leave her old school behind in the wake of her custody hearing?

6. What occasions Charlie’s return to mainstream schooling from her placement in special education?

7. What fallback educational plans does February draft against the closing of her school?

8. Why does Charlie note knowing how sound travels through balloons?

9. What reason does February give for injuring herself in school?

10. What feeling about Austin does Charlie acknowledge after her first encounter with Gabriella?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Assuming that True Biz should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level do you believe it is most appropriate for? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the concept of fridging, discussed by Gail Simone and others: briefly, a character is introduced, developed, and destroyed as a means of promoting character development on the part of another, more major, character in a given work. Is February’s mother an example of fridging? How does the novel demonstrate that she is or is not?

Essay Topic 3

What character is the protagonist of True Biz? How does the novel support such an assertion? Why does it matter that the protagonist is who it is?

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