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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. Where does Megan's mother work?
2. Who did Claudia ask Monday about, causing their fight in January: "One Year Before the Before"?
3. How did Michael and Claudia return home in April: "The After"?
4. Who is Jacob's brother?
5. What color was revealed to be Monday's favorite in February: "The After"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the rumors about Claudia and Monday being lesbians come about?
2. What happened in the encounter between Claudia and April in February: "The After"?
3. Why was Claudia concerned about August in January: “One Year Before the Before"?
4. What sound did Claudia hear constantly as she came to the realization of Monday's death? Why?
5. What were Claudia's impressions of the basketball game in February: "The After"?
6. What did Ms. Valente reveal to Claudia about her visit to the Charles home in February: "The Before"?
7. What is the significance of the novel Flowers in the Attic in Monday's Not Coming?
8. What happened when Claudia went into April's house in March: "The Before"?
9. How did Claudia gain information about Monday from the school nurses in January: "The Before"?
10. What color does Claudia say her father would be? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss three examples of irony in Monday's Not Coming. How is dramatic irony employed? How does the author incorporate verbal irony? How does situational irony play out in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Patti Charles in Monday's Not Coming. What is Patti's relationship to Monday? How would you describe their relationship? What does Patti express about her actions? What does this say about her character?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of identity in Monday's Not Coming. How does Claudia struggle with her sense of identity? How does she develop a new sense of identity through the course of the story? What symbolism supports this theme?
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