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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. In which of the following classes does Austin note having had a test?

2. Which of the following signs off on the pizza excursion?

3. Which of the following is expected to be hosting a New Year’s Eve party?

4. What message does Austin send to Charlie at his family’s Christmas gathering?

5. To which of the following does Charlie’s father compare her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Austin’s grandfather describe the hearing aids he had once been obliged to wear?

2. What does Wanda note is the end-game against the Deaf?

3. Why does Wanda think of her brother upon learning of the imminent closure of her school?

4. How does Charlie deflect her mother’s suspicion after her burglary?

5. How does Wanda’s visit while February grieves comfort the latter?

6. For what reason is the kind of cochlear implant Charlie has recalled?

7. How does Gabriella shame Austin at the pizza excursion?

8. As she accosts Austin after the birth of his sister, Gabriella points out an instance of irony. What is it?

9. How does Austin prepare himself to invite Charlie to his grandparents’ New Year’s Eve party?

10. Why does Charlie note to Austin that she turns off her cochlear implant at the club where Slash’s band plays?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For any one character in the text, explain how the text presents that character as a token, noting of what group that character is a token and how the tokenism affects the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

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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