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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. Where does Simon go after leaving Mallory's bedroom?

2. What does Jared think will help the creature to be nicer?

3. What does Jared suggest about a poem?

4. What does Jared hear in the morning?

5. What does Jared think is possible about the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jared think about as to his situation and his aunt Lucinda?

2. How does Jared's mother feel about him going to the attic?

3. What is the attic like?

4. What does Jared ask Mallory about her hair and what are Mallory's private doubts?

5. What does Jared do with the black plastic garbage bag and what does he see inside it?

6. How does Jared answer the accusations, what does Simon believe and what does Jared's mother do to Jared?

7. What wakes Jared in the morning, where does he run, what does he see and who else is there with him?

8. What do Simon and Mallory think about her situation?

9. What does Jared ask their mother about Arthur and what is her reply?

10. What does Jared's mother say to him about his anger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss The Field Guide based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1, and then judge if The Field Guide is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that The Field Guide is part of a series changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think The Field Guide is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Compare/contrast Mallory to Jared. How are they alike? How are they different? Do you think their differences are mainly due to their gender differences?

2. Compare/contrast Jared to Simon. How are they alike? How are they different? How do their "world views" differ? Who is the better leader/ruler? Under which one would you rather live?

3. Compare/contrast Simon to Mallory. How are they alike? How are they different? Who is more likable? Approachable? Compassionate? Intellectual?

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