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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 distinguishing feature does Robin Murphy have?

2. Where does Robin put his hands on Sophie that makes her seem uncomfortable?

3. What song is Robin's parents listening to when he gets home from school?

4. Where do Sophie and Robin meet after school on the day the other students find out that they are dating?

5. What does Robin's college art instructor tell him to do in order to get his drawing to look right?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Robin say that he feels like he has "won the lottery?"

3. Why is Robin uncomfortable when he has to draw a naked male model for his art class?

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

5. Explain why Robin sneaks past his parents when he gets home from school in order to avoid them.

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

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

8. Why does Sophie say that she likes being an "outlaw?"

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sophie's relationship with her friends Rachel and Grace is strained during the book. How does the opinion of her friends effect Sophie's feelings towards Robin? What signs are there in the text that Sophie is more bothered by being shunned by her friends than she lets on? How does the relationship between Sophie and Robin change when Sophie and Rachel reconcile?

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

Robin and Sophie deal with a lot of adversity in regards to their relationship. The other students verbally attack them and physically taunt them because of their choice to be together. Though it is miserable in some ways, in other ways, the adversity strengthens the bond between Sophie and Robin. Write about the specific ways that Sophie and Robin grow closer because of the adversity. Give examples to support your claims. When other students begin to accept the relationship, what happens to the bond between the young couple?

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