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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 reaction does Lee have at the end of the final chapel service in Chapter 8?

2. Why does Lee receive a punishment early in Chapter 8?

3. What does Lee tell Cross she will not do in Chapter 8?

4. What school does Dave attend, as revealed in Chapter 6?

5. Where does Dave work on campus, as revealed in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Headmaster Byden tell Lee during their meeting in Chapter 8?

2. What college does Lee wish to attend, as explained in Chapter 8? Why? What does her college advisor tell her?

3. Who is Devin and what information does Lee learn from him in Chapter 8?

4. What warning does Dede give to Lee in Chapter 6? How does Lee feel about her words?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. Who comes to visit Lee at the start of Chapter 8? What is Lee’s reaction to this visit?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lee finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the novel and on the other characters.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Conchita, Little, and Sin-Jun. What do these characters illustrate about the Ault community? What do they illustrate about Lee?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Prep. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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