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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. In Chapter 15, what period does the art teacher get Cap and Hugh excused from?

2. How long after Cap and Rain return to Garland in Chapter 27, is she able to drive again?

3. In Chapter 25, how many students are convinced that the eight grade president has come to tragedy?

4. How much weight does one student say that Cap's tai chi class helped the student lose?

5. Who is the first droput from Cap's morning tai chi group in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Donnelly tell Mr. Kasigi that the problem with the checks is his fault?

2. What does Zach feel when he sees Cap Anderson at his lunch table?

3. In Chapter 17, what does Mr. Kasigi tell Mrs. Donnelly about how Cap is getting along at school?

4. What does Rain do with Garland in Chapter 31?

5. Why does Mr. Kasigi want Mrs. Donnelly at the school in Chapter 28?

6. How does Sophie learn who gave her the engraved bracelet?

7. How do the students react when they see Cap in Chapter 30?

8. Why does Rain meet Cap at school in Chapter 22?

9. How does Cap's tie-dying project proceed?

10. What does Hugh get Cap to do in Chapter 20 and what happens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zach has never really known what it is like to not be popular. How does Zach’s popularity rise and fall in the novel, and how does not being popular affect Zach and his outlook on life?

Essay Topic 2

Hugh has not enjoyed his school years. Why has Hugh had a miserable time at school, why do his experiences change, and how does he feel when school becomes a more pleasant place for him?

Essay Topic 3

The novel is written from several different points of view. How does the author’s decision to write from several different points of view affect the pace and plot of the novel?

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