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The Perks of Being a Wallflower /24

Part 4 Quiz

Multiple choice: Each question is worth one point each. /5

1. What does Charlie do after he loses his friends (after Truth or Dare)?

a) He realizes that he doesn’t need them and starts talking to new people.
b) He becomes lonely and “people watches” by himself at the mall.
c) He tries to talk to them anyway, making everyone angrier.
d) He decides to graduate early to start a new life.

2. What does Charlie do to make sure Patrick is okay after his break-up?

a) He goes to his house to talk to him.

b) He calls Sam to ask how Patrick is doing.
c) He goes to Brad’s house to ask him what happened.
d) He goes to the Rocky Horror Picture Show to check on Patrick from afar.

3. Why do Brad and Patrick break up?

a) Brad’s football friends found out about them and beat up Brad.
b) Patrick is tired of Brad not wanting to make their relationship public.
c) Brad’s dad found out about them and beat up Brad.
d) Brad cheats on Patrick with another man.

4. What made Sam forgive Charlie after the Truth or Dare night?

a) Charlie stepped in and defended Patrick when Brad beat him up in the Cafeteria.
b) Charlie made Sam and Patrick each a mixtape with their favorite songs on them.
c) Charlie apologized and agreed to start dating Mary Elizabeth again.
d) Charlie wrote Sam and Patrick apology letters with his typewriter.

5. Why doesn’t Charlie get angry at Patrick for kissing him?

a) Charlie is an exceptionally empathetic person and rationalizes that Patrick needs love
during his breakup.
b) Charlie too was curious if there was romantic potential with Patrick.
c) Patrick told Charlie that he just needed to see if kissing someone else would help him get
over Brad.
d) Charlie tells Patrick that true loyalty in a friendship means having no boundaries.
Character analysis: Each question is worth one point each. /4
Match the description to the corresponding character.

Peter (Mary Elizabeth’s boyfriend) - Charlie’s dad - Charlie’s brother - Sam - Brad - Bill - Craig

6. ____________________ This character thanks Charlie for defending Patrick in a fight after the two are
in detention together.

7. ____________________ This character teaches Charlie important life lessons through the books
Charlie reads.

8. ____________________ This character forced Craig to come clean and tell Sam that he cheated on her.

9. ____________________ This character tells Charlie he should deejay to make money in college like
this character models.

Short Answer: Each question is worth 3 points each. Be sure to answer both parts to each question
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and respond in complete sentences! Answer in your own words.

10. What is ironic about why Mary Elizabeth said she likes her relationship with Peter better than

her relationship with Charlie?

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12. Why do you think the novels Bill chose for Charlie to read are all novels with strong male

protagonists that are also coming-of-age stories? What is Bill trying to do?

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13. How has Charlie impacted Bill’s life? Explain.

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14. What huge truth comes out that Charlie has been unknowingly suppressing for years? Looking

back after learning this truth, what is one example of foreshadowing that has led to this?

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15. At the end of the novel when Charlie is out of the hospital, why does he cry as he rides through

the tunnel with Sam and Patrick?

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Bonus Question: This question is worth 2 bonus points.

14. At the end of the school year, what important life lesson does Bill try to teach Charlie through

the novel The Fountainhead? Why?

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