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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. Of whom are the boys most suspicious?

2. Who are the "boons?"

3. For what reason did Alex once hit Chris Creed?

4. Why does Torey not like it that Alex seems interested in Renee?

5. With what part of the conversation is Torey uncomfortable?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who and why does Mrs. Creed thinks might have murdered Chris?

2. What do Torey and Ali tell Mrs. Adams when she takes them home?

3. What did Torey do about Alex not showing up for band practice? What did Alex do?

4. What does Torey feel in the basement and what does he do about it?

5. What disturbs Torey about Renee and Alex?

6. Why does Bo think he will be blamed for killing Chris Creed?

7. What does Torey do when he calls Mrs. Creed?

8. What does Leandra say to Torey when he calls her the night of band practice?

9. Who does Torey find when he enters the cafeteria?

10. What did the Creeds believe about their son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, Torey compares the boy Leo to Chris Creed.

1. Why do you think Torey sees Chris Creed in Leo, from the amount of detail you've been given thus far.

2. How would you feel about someone doing what Leo did when he came in Torey's room? Would you have done something different than what Torey did? Why or why not?

3. Explain why you think Torey trying to keep Leo from seeing his email project.

4. Explain in detail about a student in your school who tends to be unpopular, why it is so and how others react to this person.

Essay Topic 2

Torey has gained a greater knowledge of the reality behind the perception in this chapter, both through Chris and his mother's strict, unpleasant behaviors and through Bo's kind nature that has been hidden behind his poor background.

1. Do you think everyone has false perceptions about people they know? Explain your answer using examples.

2. Explain the cliche "you can't tell a book by its cover" in reference to the statement above.

3. Do you think that Chris's mother and her type of child raising is abusive? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The idea that Chris, the most unpopular boy in school, had a girlfriend is an interesting new development. Perhaps Chris was not the person Torey and everyone else believed him to be. This idea and the diary itself give Torey new insight into who Chris Creed was and new sympathy for him.

1. What do you think the idea of Chris Creed having a girlfriend might change the way Torey thought of him? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Expand on the idea that no one is the person people think she/he is from the outside. Use ideas from the book and your own life to illustrate your points.

3. Why do you think Chris Creed's diary engendered sympathy from Torey? Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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