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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. When will the special program that Miss Narwin wants to attend take place?

2. Why did Phillip's father quit college?

3. What subject in school is Phillip struggling with?

4. What is Phillip more worried about than his school work at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the first name of the music teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What grade does Philip get on his English exam, and what warning does he receive?

2. Why does Philip say he does not want to study for his English class?

3. How do we learn about what happens at the beginning of Spring Term?

4. What does Miss Narwin hear in a memo from Dr. Doane?

5. What does Philip think about the two lowest grades he got during the Winter term?

6. When does Philip's class schedule change?

7. Why does Philip act out so much in his English class?

8. What happened when Philip went to a seafood restaurant with his parents?

9. What is the third item listed in the Prologue?

10. What does Philip do to try to impress the girl he likes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Phillip's relationship with his parents change over the course of the story? What caused these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Goals and the sacrifice needed to achieve goals was a major theme in this book. What are some of the main examples of this theme, and how did it affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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