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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. After going out to dinner after class with the other college kids once, why do they not invite Robin to go out again?

2. Where do Sophie and Robin celebrate their five-week anniversary?

3. Who is Sophie's ex boyfriend?

4. What does Robin quickly learn that he dislikes about his new appearance?

5. What does Grace call Sophie in an attempt to offend her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Robin nervous before his first college art class?

2. Why do you think that Robin uses humor with Sophie to deflect the tension after he is hit by a snowball?

3. What tip does Felix give to Robin to help him relax and be able to draw the naked model?

4. Based on his actions, what do you think the art teacher Mr. Schultz feels about the relationship between Robin and Sophie?

5. How does Robin feel when the hot college student calls him "babe?"

6. Why is it significant that Robin can identify the lyrics to the Doors song that Tessa quotes on the first day of class?

7. Why does Robin say "I love having an artist for a girlfriend?"

8. Why does Robin have such a deep relationship with classic rock and roll music?

9. Why is Robin so grateful that Felix has not told anyone in the college art class that he is in high school?

10. Why does Robin believe that neither Rachel or Grace are behind the awful things that are written about Sophie in the girls' bathroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick out a passage from the book and describe how poetry enhances the reading of that passage. What word choices are significant in the theme of the passage? Figure out the meter of the poem and explain how it makes sense for the subject that is being discussed.

Essay Topic 2

Characters like Zak and Dylan antagonize Robin and Sophie the most for their relationship and could be considered "bullies." Give three examples of how these boys taunt Sophie and Robin. How does the attitude of the other students change towards Zak and Dylan as the book progresses? Why does no one laugh at Zak when he makes a comment about Mr. Schultz's shirt in art class? Are Zak and Dylan jealous, threatened or just mean? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The parents of both Robin and Sophie make an appearance in the book and play roles in the relationship between the teenagers. Robin's parents are supportive of the relationship, while Sophie's mom is not. Do the attitudes of either set of parents impact the relationship between Robin and Sophie? Give examples of how Robin's parents support him and Sophie. Give examples of how Sophie's mom tries to keep the couple from being together.

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