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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. Which two students are elected senior prefects in Chapter 7?

2. Who is the source of the wailing Lee hears when arrives at the hospital in Chapter 6?

3. According to Lee at the end of Chapter 6, what did she learn from Conchita and Dave?

4. What embarrassing subject does Lee’s mother bring up during Christmas break in Chapter 8?

5. According to Lee on page 355, her father and brother do what to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lee get punished in Chapter 8? What punishment is she given, and what happens?

2. What does the term “spring cleaning” mean? How does it apply to Lee in Chapter 7?

3. What happens with the flowers on Valentine’s Day in Chapter 8? How does Lee react?

4. What does Angie tell Lee during their phone call after the article is published in Chapter 8?

5. According to Lee in Chapter 7, why should she not be kicked out of school? What is her reasoning?

6. Why do Lee and her family come into conflict over Christmas break in Chapter 8? How does Lee feel about her family at this time?

7. Who is Aubrey? What does the reader learn about him in Chapter 7?

8. In Chapter 8, how does Martha react to news that Lee and Cross are secretly involved? How does Lee feel about Martha’s reaction?

9. What information does Sin-Jun reveal to Lee at the end of Chapter 6?

10. Into what college is Lee accepted in Chapter 8? Where is she rejected?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the influence Lee’s parents have on her character and on the story as a whole.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of loneliness.

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of passivity to the novel? How is Lee a passive character? How does Lee’s passivity prevent her from engaging with others at Ault?

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