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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. Who tells Cammie that she understands how Cammie feels?

2. In Chapter 5, how long is Cammie alone?

3. To whom does Cammie say good-bye when they reach their destination?

4. Where is Cammie at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. What does Rebecca tell Liz and Macey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is different about the surroundings at dinner, who is missing, who is taking her place and what do the students do before they eat?

2. How do Cammie and the others feel when walking to their dorm and why?

3. What does Townsend do when the class starts, why does Cammie get upset and what does she do about it?

4. What does Rebecca tell their friends after dinner and what has them worried?

5. What happens with Cammie after she is taken away to be questioned?

6. What takes place the first night Cammie arrives back in school, what does Macey ask Rebecca and what do the girls reveal to Cammie? How does Cammie feel about what the girls say?

7. What does Cammie tell the others about Solomon, what do the girls insist is true and what else are the girls worried about?

8. What does Buckingham tell Cammie and Rebecca about their adventures in London and who sees them right after they talk to him? What does she say to them?

9. Where does the van go in which the Baxters have Cammie and what happens immediately after they get there?

10. What does the narratative in Chapter 15 say about Townsend and what do the girls do about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in Only the Good Spy Young? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in Only the Good Spy Young including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Only the Good Spy Young and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Only the Good Spy Young, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Only the Good Spy Young. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Only the Good Spy Young.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Only the Good Spy Young. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Only the Good Spy Young. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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