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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 calls Evan the morning after his speech?

2. What does Larry have a collection of?

3. What does Heidi insist she has, after have dinner with the Murphys?

4. What did Evan promise Jared he would not do?

5. Who was Connor's one friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Connor try to help Evan after he confesses to the Murphys?

2. What does Evan's mother discover about him without his help?

3. What does Jared tell Evan after he finds out he confessed to the Murphys?

4. How to people react to seeing Connor's supposed suicide letter?

5. Why does Zoe show up on Evan's doorstep the day after the speech?

6. Why does Connor flee from Miguel's room?

7. What does Zoe tell Evan she tried to do when she was little?

8. Why does a woman at Workout Heaven want to talk to Evan?

9. Where does Evan go after he confesses to the Murphys?

10. What was Evan's main goal involving Zoe after he confessed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Evan gradually builds an elaborate web of lies in order to convince everyone that he was Connor's best friend. Write an essay in which you argue whether or not Evan's fictional narrative was ultimately helpful or harmful to Connor's family and the community at large.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss Evan's understanding of his personal issues with anxiety. What kinds of things offset Evan's anxiety, and why? In what ways does Evan cope with his anxiety? Use evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze Evan's relationship to his father. What does Evan think of his father? Does this initial understanding change at any point throughout the novel? Why? Use evidence to support your claims.

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