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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 franchise is the subject of Solo's tee shirt and pencil case?
2. When Riley deletes Park Hills, California from the Bloglr account, what city is added instead?
3. What offered item does Riley accept from Solo?
4. How does Riley's dad react when he sees their choice of first-day-of-school outfit?
5. What adjective does Solo apply to Riley when he says that Riley is out of place in Park Hills?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolism of the list of French names?
2. Why does Riley feel their parents are close to asking them to again start attending political events with the family?
3. What action does Riley describe as being "like a suicide ritual" (64)?
4. What is the first clue Riley gets that a peer must know about Riley and Alix being one and the same?
5. What does Doctor Ann say about the act of "wondering if it's okay to be who you are" (110) and how do her comments relate to the novel's title?
6. What is demonstrated about Solo's character when he tells Riley that "High school sucks for everyone" (95)?
7. What is the significance of Riley's choice of an air raid siren as a waking alarm?
8. How does it make Riley feel when the blog attracts more than 500 followers?
9. What adjective does Solo apply to Riley during their first meeting that causes Riley to glow with pleasure?
10. How does Riley feel about the lack of uniforms at the public high school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of isolation within the novel, particularly in relation to the novel's protagonist. What is the author's message regarding isolation and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the novel Symptoms of Being Human from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the author's choice to withhold from the reader the biological gender of the protagonist within the novel Symptoms of Being Human.
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