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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 is Lacey?
2. Why did Lacey break up with Craig?
3. What does Q say he and Margo have been doing all night?
4. What is RHAPAW?
5. What does Margo spray on Chuck's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. About what does Q fantasize concerning Margo as he is going through her room for clues, and what does he decide to do?
2. Who visits Q near midnight one night and what does she want?
3. Describe Q's conversation with Otis Warren.
4. What does Q ask Margo to do after the Sea World adventure and how does he feel?
5. What do Margo and Q do to Chuck Parson?
6. What does Q do in class concerning the night with Margo and why does he wonder about her?
7. How does Q handle the problems with the school bullies?
8. What do the three boys find in Margo's room?
9. What happens when Q, Radar and Ben approach an abandoned building in their search for Margo?
10. What does Lacey want when she approaches Q at school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Over the course of Paper Towns, Quentin grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. Paper Towns might be considered a slice of Quentin's larger story of his "coming of age." It might be said that Paper Towns is a "bildungsroman" of Quentin Jacobsen. Discuss the following:
1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.
2. Trace and analyze the character of Quentin as he changes from a more carefree, innocent boy to a wiser, young man. What are the significant events that change Quentin?
3. After thoroughly analyzing Quentin 's growth throughout Paper Towns, do you think Paper Towns could be considered Quentin 's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?
4. Are there any other characters in Paper Towns who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Paper Towns.
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Paper Towns. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Paper Towns. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Paper Towns. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Green chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Green chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Green's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Green use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
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