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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 does Sophie say she likes being?

2. What inspires Robin to make this change?

3. How does Rachel's mother react to Sophie and Robin kissing in the kitchen?

4. What does Robin tell his mother when she picks him up from the college art class on the night he was first invited to go out?

5. What observation does Eve make about the male model that the art students draw?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Robin have such a strong reaction when he hears elementary kids using the phrase "Don't be such a Murphy?"

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

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

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

6. How do Robin and Sophie begin dating?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robin and Sophie have several locations that serve as an escape from the pressures of their high school peers. Name three of those places and describe the significance in their relationship. Why do they choose each place and what makes each one special?

Essay Topic 2

Robin draws live nude models for the first time in his college art class. Describe his initial reaction to the nude model assignments. How does Robin mature as he continues forward, drawing the nude models? Do you think that Robin's initial reaction is typical of fourteen year old young men? Should he have been allowed to take the class, considering the subject matter? Why or why not?

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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