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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 do Q's parents say about people mirroring?
2. What will the population of Algoe be until May 29th?
3. What smells like lilac shampoo?
4. What does Q do instead of what he wanted to do?
5. What does Q find on Saturday morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Q's parents say about humans mirroring each other?
2. What does Q do at Holly Meadows?
3. Why is Gus at the mini mall and what does he say about Margo?
4. How does Q's dealing with the end of high school give him insight into Margo?
5. What does Q decide after seeing the changes at the mini mall?
6. What does Q resolve to find on Saturday and how do Q and Radar use what they find?
7. What does Q realize when he re-reads the Whitman poem?
8. What are Ben and Radar's theories about Margo and how does Q feel when he hears them?
9. Why is Q relieved when they find a raccoon?
10. How does Q vacillate about his search for Margo, but what does he do instead of the prom concerning her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Paper Towns belongs to the young adult mystery genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult mystery genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult mystery and a historical novel?
Essay Topic 2
Margo hates everything normal about herself and feels no one around her is authentic. She seems to be a person fully alienated and critical of her society and her social group. She does not fit into any of the social groups even though she is admired by her peers.
1. What do you think a student should do if she/he doesn't fit into the crowd at school? Use examples from Paper Towns and your life to support your answer.
2. What do you think makes a student stick out from others? Use examples from Paper Towns and your life to support your answer.
3. Why do you think Margo feels different from her peers? Use examples from Paper Towns and your life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Paper Towns? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Paper Towns including why you believe it is foreshadowing. 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 Paper Towns and your own live to support your opinion.
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