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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 Robin quickly learn that he dislikes about his new appearance?

2. What do Sophie's friends tell her about how they feel about Robin?

3. What change to his appearance does Robin decide to try to make Sophie happy?

4. What kind of model does Robin have to draw in his third college art class?

5. Where do Robin and Sophie eat their lunches on the day that the mean things about Sophie are written?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Sophie's mother react so negatively to the relationship between Robin and Sophie?

3. What great opportunity does Mr. Schultz present to Robin after class one day?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Sophie Stein's reputation at her high school when the book begins.

10. What does Robin draw when Mr. Schultz asks the class to draw what mood they are in?

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

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 3

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.

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