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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 does Lee's father do for a living?

2. In Chapter 29, how many tons of lumber does he figure that he carried during the rehearsals and performances for the play?

3. In Chapter 16, what poet does Scott learn that Lee likes?

4. In Chapter 16, what is the shape of Lee's stud piercing in her tongue?

5. When Scott is driving with Wesley toward the end of Chapter 24, who does Wesley see and slow down to watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Scott have with Lee at lunch at the beginning of Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 20, what does Scott tell Smelly about fights?

3. In Chapter 27, who is the new Spanish teacher, and what is her background?

4. How do Scott and his family celebrate Mother's Day in Chapter 29?

5. What does Scott think of the poem The Giaour?

6. In Chapter 23, what happens when Vernon confronts Scott about the article in the school paper?

7. What happens when Scott goes to the office to get a file for Mr. Franka?

8. How many girls has Mouth asked to dance at school dances in Chapter 25, and how does he know how many girls he has asked?

9. What book does Scott lend Wesley in Chapter 24, and why does he see it as doing a favor for Wesley?

10. What does Scott say about New Year's at the end of Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Scott sometimes wonders if he is adopted because he is so different from his father and his brother. Why does Scott sometimes wonder if he is adopted? What is revealed about nature versus nurture by comparing Scott to his brother and dad?

Essay Topic 2

Scott is overwhelmed with homework and extra-curricular activities at the beginning of his freshman year. How does Scott get overwhelmed? How does he learn to balance work and extracurricular activities? What does he learn from figuring out how to achieve balance in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Bobby seems to be a stereotype character at the beginning of the novel. In what ways is Bobby a stereotype character at the beginning of the book? How does the author develop Bobby’s character to make him a round character? How does Bobby grow and change in the novel?

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