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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 function does David perform for the fall musical?

2. According to the narrator on page 12, what does Sarah feel about David when he visits her following his summer vacation?

3. What is noteworthy about the production performed by the English visitors?

4. What act causes Sarah to become a pariah at school?

5. How does Sarah get to Karen's house at the end of the first section of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sarah confronts Mr. Kingsley about the situation with Joelle? What does he say, and how does she feel?

2. Why does Sarah's mother meet with the principal of CAPA? What evidence on page 84 indicates something is very wrong with Sarah?

3. What happens when Sarah arrives at Mr. Kingsley's house at the end of the first section of the novel?

4. Who is Elli? What does she do for Sarah and the end of the first section of the novel?

5. Describe the production of Candide. What happens during the performance?

6. What does Sarah learn about Martin while going shopping for the party? How does she react to this information?

7. Who is Erin O'Leary and how does Sarah feel about her? Why does she feel this way?

8. Who is Joelle? What happens between Joelle and Sarah during class at the beginning of sophomore year?

9. How do the students feel about Mr. Kingsley, as explained on page 13?

10. Why does Mr. Kingsley contact Sarah's mother? What is Sarah's reaction to this intervention?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this novel all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

How does Martin’s play symbolize the novel’s plot and themes? What similarities exist between Martin’s fictional world of the “real” world of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

In the first section of the novel, Sarah believes that “love meant a shared secret” (17). Explain how this idea permeates the novel, using textual evidence to support your ideas.

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