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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. Who does Robin say that Sophie looks like as she is playing the arcade game?

2. What object hits Robin when he is kissing Sophie after school?

3. What college does Mr. Schultz's friend work at?

4. Why does Robin say that he can never tell his parents anything?

5. What does Robin tell the other people in his college art class to call him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Robin say that he has turned Sophie into more of an outcast than an outlaw?

2. Why are Rachel and Grace so against Sophie dating Robin?

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

4. Why does Robin decide to grow a beard?

5. Why does Sophie's ex-boyfriend Dylan think that the relationship between Robin and Sophie is a joke?

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

7. What does Robin tell his mom to do when she drops him off at his third class at Harvard?

8. How does Robin react to the first model who takes her clothes off in his art class?

9. Why does Sophie find so much pleasure in playing the "Wack-A-Mole" game at the arcade?

10. What does Sophie say to Rachel and Grace when they corner her in the bathroom and tell her to break up with Robin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The painting of two lovers by Renoir that hangs in the art museum is a favorite of both Robin and Sophie. They meet at the painting over Christmas break and it is the place where the book ends. How is the painting representative of the relationship between Robin and Sophie? Discuss important moments in the text when the painting appears and plays a role. Why was this particular painting chosen by the author?

Essay Topic 2

Robin feels like he is living two separate lives -- one in high school and one in college. Compare and contrast the way that Robin is treated at both places. Why does Robin tell Sophie that he feels "at home" when he is at the college class? What do the differences say about high school and college life?

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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