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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 will the schools not be able to purchase now that the budget has been overturned?

2. Who does Ted Griffen credit for solving the problem with Phillip?

3. Why does Phillip say he is humming the National Anthem?

4. How do Miss Narwin's students score on their SAT's?

5. What is the name of Phillip's new school in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Philip write about in his diary after his interview with Jennifer Stewart?

2. What does Dr. Doane say when she hears that Dr. Seymour denied there being a rule against singing the National Anthem?

3. What happens when Philip is asked to lead the National Anthem at his new school?

4. What is the article that Jennifer writes about?

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

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

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

8. Why is Miss Narwin's side of the story never printed?

9. What does Miss Narwin plan to do at the end of the school year, and why?

10. Why will Philip not be able to run on the track team at his new school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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