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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. Who does Connor recognize at the hospital?

2. What of Connor's does Zoe notice on Evan's body?

3. What does Jared think Evan's fake friendship with Connor looks like?

4. What does Connor think of the fake emails?

5. What does Evan dread every year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zoe think about Evan and Connor?

2. What does Alana tell Evan he needs to do for Connor?

3. What does Jared sell at school, supposedly in honor of Connor?

4. What does Evan find out from Alana Beck the day after making the emails?

5. How does Evan paint himself in the emails between himself and Connor?

6. What happens during Evan's speech at the assembly?

7. What does Evan tell Zoe was the reason that Connor pushed him?

8. How does Connor feel about Evan Hansen's fake emails?

9. What project has Evan thought up to honor Connor?

10. Why does Evan go to Connor's wake, and what does he realize when he gets there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout his narration, Connor expresses how lonely he was in his life on earth. Write an essay analyzing how the author(s) develop this theme through characters such as Connor and Evan.

Essay Topic 2

The story is told from the perspectives of Evan Hansen and Connor Murphy. Write an essay in which you analyze the author's choice to tell the story from these two very different points of view. How does this decision affect the plot, and how does it affect readers?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze how the author(s) utilize the theme of mental illness in the novel. How is mental illness (anxiety, depression, etc.) depicted in the novel? Use evidence to support your claims.

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