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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. What does Miss Narwin say Phillip did to make herself look more justified?

2. What is Miss Narwin forced to do for the rest of the school year?

3. How many angry telegrams does the school get when Phillip returns to school after being suspended?

4. What is Mr. Malloy distracted by when Phillip mentions humming the National Anthem the second time?

5. Who does Jennifer ask about a rule banning the singing of the National Anthem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the article that Jennifer writes about?

2. What does Mr. Malloy say to Philip about not being able to sing the National Anthem?

3. How does Dr. Palleni feel when Philip comes to see him a second time?

4. What does Philip plan to do after his suspension?

5. What does Miss Narwin say when she is interviewed by the St. Louis newspaper?

6. What does Philip do when Todd and Allison ask him about going out for the track team?

7. What does Mrs. Malloy do when the attention gets to be too much for Philip?

8. How do Philip's parents feel about all the coverage regarding Philip?

9. What does Dr. Pelleni write in his memo to Dr. Seymour?

10. What does Philip ask of Dr. Palleni in Chapter 11, and what is his response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal was a theme introduced in a few places in this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters were most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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