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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. Steve's father calls his car what?

2. What did the envelopes contain?

3. What did Steve want to borrow for his homecoming date?

4. In Sarah's letter she tells Steve that someone has a crush on him. Who is it?

5. What are Dub's parents' names?

Short Essay Questions

1. After having written some of his essay for Mr DeMouy his senior year, Steve becomes very melancholy and does what in San Diego, Senior Year?

2. What caused Steve York to end up in the senior counselor's office?

3. After transferring, Steve is in jeopardy of failing senior year. What is the plan devised by Mr.DeMouy to get Steve to graduate? Why did he devise this plan?

4. Describe the scene in San Diego, senior year when Steve is in Mr. Demouy's office and what Mr. Demouy has to say.

5. What are some examples of how Steve garnered his father's disapproval?

6. Describe the scene in Houston, Sophomore Year where Steve comes to the kitchen while his father is there.

7. Why does Steve goes to visit his mother at her workplace his senior year?

8. Doug Chappell is Steve's best friend who has formed a club at school for what reason?

9. What are the doubts that Steve begins having about going with Dub to the dance?

10. Describe two members of the GOD club.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah knew that it had been her mother than had left the marriage and not their father. Speculate on the reasons why she didn't tell Steve until much later.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Steve to his father.

Part 1) Are the similarities between Steve and his father realistic?

Part 2) Is there anything shown to the reader that shows how much they are alike earlier in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Look at divorce.

Part 1) What effect is divorce generally thought to have on students?

Part 2) What is the difference between the way that Steven and his sister react to the divorce?

Part 3) Why does Steven seem to blame his father for the divorce although it was his mother that had the affair?

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