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Perks of Being a Wallflower
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1. Which of the following is the first description Charlie gives the reader of Sam?
She has pretty green eyes
She was funny
She was quiet and did not talk much
She loves the best music
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1. ______ What was Sam’s Christmas present for Charlie?
Original Nintendo
Book of Poems
A David Bowie Record
Typewriter
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1. Apparently Patrick used to be popular, why did he fall out of the popular crowd.
Taking Honors Classes
Hung out with people who weren't popular
Rarely attended parties
Started listening to good music
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Charlie will tell his English teacher about the problems between his sister and her boyfriend. What is the response?
A. “When you make things too easy on someone, you’re giving them nothing
A. “No one can be your sun, moon, or stars until you have your own world.”
A. “We accept the love we think we deserve.”
A. “To find love is to find strength.”
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According to Charlie, why does Sam love her pickup truck so much?
A. The pickup truck was completely rebuilt by Sam.
A. She paid for the truck by herself and she is proud of that.
A. The pickup truck reminds Sam of her father.
A. She thinks of the truck as a symbol of freedom
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At the beginning of this story, who did he go to the football games with?
No one. He went alone
His parents
Kenny Watson
His sister’s boyfriend.
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1. Charlie has indicated that he has two favorite classes. One of them is English. What is the other?
Foods 1
Algebra
Shop
Biology
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The events of this story occur during Charlie’s:
freshman year of high school
senior year of college
summer after high school
1st year in the military
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1. What is the only occasion that Charlie can remember seeing his father cry?
When talking about being hit as a child
Watching the Final Episode of "MASH"
Reading about WW2
Aunt Helen's Funeral
10
What word does Charlie use to describe how he feels throughout the novel (the first time driving through tunnel)?
Inifinite
Universal
Hypoallergenic
Transcendental
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1. What nickname did Patrick go by when Charlie first introduced him to the reader?
Johnny Sunburn
A. Eric Stratton
Nothing
A. Washington Irving
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1. How did Brad’s father react when he found out the Brad was gay?
A. He kicked Brad out of the house.
A. He stopped talking to Brad.
A. He hugged Brad and said, “I know.”
A. He beat up Brad.
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1. ______When Charlie is invited over to his English teacher’s house for dinner, his teacher thanks him. Why?
A. Charlie encouraged him to propose to his girlfriend.
A. His teacher thought it was a wonderful experience to teach Charlie.
Charlie helped him realize what books he should teach his students
A. Charlie helped him realize that he wanted to move to New York and write
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1. Over Christmas break, Charlie’s English teacher will assign Charlie his favorite book. What book is it?
Frankenstein
Catcher in the Rye
Looking for Alaska
Catch 22
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1. Why did Sam breakup with her boyfriend?
It was mutual because they were both leaving for college
He told Sam he was in love with Mary Elizabeth
He was cheating on her
She was in love with Charlie
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1. What word does Patrick use to describe Charlie at the first party they attend together?
Wallflower
Pathetic
Opinionated
Vampire
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1. Charlie is excited that the holidays are approaching. Why?
A. Charlie is excited because his birthday is approaching too.
A. Charlie is just excited to not have to go to school.
Charlie is excited about giving gifts.
A. The holidays mean that his brother will be coming home.
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Who is the first girl to kiss Charlie?
Susan
Sam
Lily
Mary Elizabeth
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1. Who is Charlie addressing the letters to throughout the novel?
His Aunt Helen
Sam
"Friend"
"Nothing"
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1. ______
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
is an epistolary novel. This means that:
A. the novel is only told through villainous characters.
A. the story is told through the eyes of several people.
A. the novel is composed of letters and journal entries.
A. the story is told as if it is set in the distant future.
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1. What career path does Charlie say he is considering throughout the novel?
Psychologist
A Writer
NFL Football Player
Math Teacher
22
1. While at the park with Patrick, a man will try to put the moves on Charlie. How does Charlie know this man?
A. He is Charlie’s dentist.
A. He plays poker with his dad.
A. He is Charlie’s bus driver.
A. He covers sports on the local TV news.
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1. ______Where does Charlie end up at the end of this story?
He ends up at a medical hospital diagnosed with cancer.
He is sent to a prep school
mental hospital to deal with the abuse that his Aunt Helen inflicted on him
He moves to California to live with his grandparents because his
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1. Why did Charlie have to stop playing sports?
He would become too aggressive
He never had any interest
He would become too depressed
Constantly getting injured
25
1. What musical do the main characters act in and Charlie goes to see throughout the book?
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rent
Fiddler on the Roof
Les Miserables
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1. When Charlie use to have his friend over, what topic would they discuss?
Movies
Girls
Music
All of the above
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1. ______What do most of the characters in this novel seem to have in common?
A. Most received scholarships to play a sport in college.
A. Most were either in the military or planned on joining.
A. Most were abused at some point in their lifetime.
A. Most were valedictorians of their high school class.
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1. Charlie has always felt guilty for Aunt Helen’s death. Why?
She fell off the roof while retrieving a Frisbee
A. She ended up in a car crash while going out to get him a birthday gift
She drowned while rescuing Charlie
She was hit by a bus, she pushed Charlie out of the way to save his life
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1. What was Charlie’s Christmas present for Sam?
A. He gave her an old 45 record that had the Beatles’ song “Something.”
A. He gave her a pair of socks with Big Bird on them.
He gave her a copy of the book Candidewhich was signed by the author
A. He gave her a quilt that he made with his mother.
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Charlie will have to serve detention for getting into a fight in the cafeteria. How did he get involved?
A. was defending Patrick who had several football players attacking him.
A. fought his sister’s boyfriend for mistreating her.
was hit from behind by someone he did not know and he just defended himself
A. attacked someone who spoke poorly of his friend Michael.
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What did Charlie’s brother allow Charlie to help him with at the start of the book?
Practice baseball
A. Write magazine articles
A. Deliver newspapers
Work on his Camaro
32
1. Charlie will take LSD on New Year’s Eve. When doing some research, a book compared the drug to:
being in a deep coma
being Paralyzed
having Schizophrenia
having seizures
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1. How does Charlie fall out of grace with his group of friends?
He kissed Sam instead of his girlfriend in the dare he was given
A. Charlie got into a physical fight with Patrick.
Charlie’s girlfriend forbid him from hanging out with his friends
A. He accidently said who he saw kissing at the first party he attended.
34
1. Who asks Charlie to the Sadie Hawkins’ Dance?
Mary Elizabeth
Sam
Candice
Susan
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1. Why does Charlie seem to be upset as the school year comes to an end?
A. Most of his friends are seniors and they will be moving away soon.
Charlie’s goal was to earn straight As - he failed his science final
A. His parents have decided to send him to a private school next year.
A. He is upset because his father has already lined up a summer job for him
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1. How does Charlie’s sister react after his parents find out that her boyfriend hit her?
She was very upset and tells Charlie that she hates him.
She became upset with the entire family and moved out of the house.
. She thanked Charlie
She immediately found a new boyfriend
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At the first party Charlie goes to with Patrick and Sam, who does he accidentally see kissing?
A. Patrick & Brad
Sam & Patrick
A. Susan & Michael
His Sister & her boyfriend
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1. What “bad things” happened to Aunt Helen when she was younger?
She was molested as a child
Her mom left
She had a series of miscarriages
Her husband died in Vietnam
