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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 Noah's mother do for a living?

2. Where are boats like the Coral Queen supposed to pump their toilet waste?

3. Where is the television crew from that comes to interview Paine in Chapter 5?

4. How old was Bull when he said that he was going to play ball for the Baltimore Orioles?

5. In Chapter 4, when Noah sees Bull and Jasper, were does Jasper punch Noah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Donna's parents do for a living when they lived in Florida?

2. How does Noah plan to get in to see his dad at the jail in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Noah say about the weather in the summer?

4. What nasty habit did Abbey have when she was a baby?

5. In Chapter 3, why does Shelly say that the world is so messed up?

6. What does Noah discover when he sneaks out to the marina in Chapter 7?

7. Why did Donna's parents move to Canada?

8. What does Noah know about his Grandpa Bobby's death?

9. How does Noah say that Dusty Muleman got the money for the Coral Rose?

10. In Chapter 6, how are things different at the jail when Noah goes to visit his dad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shelly leaves Dusty, a man with money, to live with Lice Peeking, a man with very little worldly possessions. What type of person is Shelly and what do her relationships reveal about her?

Essay Topic 2

Paine stands up for the things that he believes in. What are some causes that Paine stands for and how does standing up for these causes affect his life for good and for bad?

Essay Topic 3

Paine and Jasper are sometimes characterized as troublemakers. How are they both troublemakers, and are the actions of either Paine or Jasper excusable?

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