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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 is Will bored of in Chapter 12?

2. What does Will decide when he visits an old friend in Chapter 2?

3. Why is dinner stressful in Chapter 1?

4. What does Will have trouble doing in Chapter 6?

5. How does Will get by if he doesn't work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Will think of marriage and children?

2. How does Will feel about the drama at the hospital and being there for it?

3. Why does Marcus blame his mother and teachers for the bullying he faces at school?

4. What do Marcus, Suzie and Will discover at the end of Chapter 9?

5. What happens to Marcus at the news agent's store in Chapter 7?

6. Describe Will as depicted in Chapter 2.

7. Why does Marcus try to turn off the film in Chapter 11?

8. Who is Will introduced to in Chapter 8? What is Will's first impression of this person?

9. What does Will almost wish at the SPAT meeting? Why does he almost wish this?

10. How does Marcus find his mother when he returns home in Chapter 7? What does she tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the fear felt by the main characters of the novel, particularly with the protagonists. What is Marcus afraid of? What is Will afraid of?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze symbolism in the novel "About a Boy". What are some examples of symbolism??

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the protagonists? What are their roles in the novel?

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