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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. Why does Phillip not feel the need to read the assigned book for class?

2. What is the occupation of the person writing the document in Chapter 6?

3. How long has Miss Narwin been teaching?

4. What are the students supposed to do as they listen to something every day at school?

5. What does Miss Narwin say her beloved books are competing with for students' attention?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of document is featured in Chapter 5?

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

4. How does Mr. Lunser act during his homeroom period?

5. What is supposed to happen after the daily anthem?

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

7. What does Dr. Seymour ask his faculty to inform him of in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. Why does Miss Narwin say she wants to attend a special program during the summer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allison was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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