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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 kind of people does Vernon think are the only people who are safe?

2. How do Vernon's neighbors describe him?

3. What country does Vernon tell his mother he is going to?

4. Where does Vernon want Taylor to take him?

5. What does Pam eat while she sits on the sofa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lally's show state about Vernon's life?

2. How does Vernon change fate in Chapter 9?

3. Why are Vernon, Deutschman and Ella all happy with the outcome in Chapter 13?

4. What does Vernon overhear his mom and her friends talking about?

5. What do the police find out about Vernon's sexuality?

6. Why does Mr. Deutschman have to get his haircut at the meatworks factory?

7. Describe Ella.

8. Why is Vernon's mother angry with Vernon in Chapter 11?

9. How does Goosens probe Vernon in Act 2, chapter 7?

10. Why does no boy in town love Ella?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems does Vernon's generation face? How are the problems for Vernon's generation different to the problems his father's generation faced? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country in which the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

How accurate is Pierre's representation of the prison setting? What does the prison setting add to the story? How could Vernon make the best of his time in prison?

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