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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 Mr. Morton think is going to happen to Will?

2. How does Mr. Morton characterize Marco?

3. What has Will told Jennifer that she believes he is sincere in saying?

4. Of what is Will ignorant that everyone else knows?

5. What happens when Lance tries to engage Marco in a fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ellie say about Mr. Morton's abandoning his job and about the order?

2. What do Will and Ellie do after their talk about Jennifer and Lance?

3. What does Ellie realize about the story about Arthur's birth and the gossip about Will's family?

4. How does Mr. Morton respond to what Ellie tells him about Will, Jennifer and Lance?

5. What does Ellie decide to take with her to the ravine? How does the Darkness seem to react to her doing so?

6. What do Ellie and Jennifer talk about in the girls' bathroom?

7. Why does Will have to dive into the water? What is Jennifer's response?

8. Why does Mr. Morton say Ellie cannot help the situation?

9. What happens in the aftermath of the revelation about Lance and Jennifer's relationship?

10. What does Mr. Morton think is going to happen since Will now knows about Jennifer and Lance? Whom does Mr. Morton blame?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of Avalon High and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of Avalon High and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Ellie confronts her fears by going to the party and seeing Will. Not only does she confront fears about social situations with popular people, but she also needs to make sure that Will and Jennifer are a true couple. Will feels that he has met Ellie before, perhaps in a different life. He tells Ellie that Lance and Jennifer think he is nuts, but he believes what he is telling Ellie.

1. Discuss what Ellie demonstrates about herself by confronting her fears and going to Will's party. Use examples from Avalon High and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss what Ellie demonstrates about herself that she wants to make certain that Will and Jennifer are a couple so she does not interfere with that. What does this say about her values, her morals, and her character? Use examples from Avalon High and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think a person can meet a stranger and feel like they've known that person? Why or why not? Use examples from Avalon High and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of interesting questions raised by Avalon High. Questions that Cabot most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Cabot's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Cabot's probable agenda concerning that idea.

3. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

4. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

5. Research the life of Cabot and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.

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