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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. Where is Mason and Tex's father?

2. How does Tex feel when the people at the outdoor sporting goods store tell him he can go?

3. What is Mason's biggest goal?

4. What activity did Tex and Johnny spend a lot of time doing during the previous summer?

5. How does Tex feel about the conversation about staying or going after his friends leave the fortune teller?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tex finally realize about Mason leaving?

2. Why does Mason take Tex to visit Negrito?

3. Why do you think Tex gets in trouble in school quite often?

4. Why does Tex decide to pick up the hitchhiker?

5. What role would you say Mason has had to fulfill for Tex?

6. What probably saved Tex's life?

7. What characteristics does the fact that Tex makes the bike jump show about him?

8. Why would you say Tex is concerned about people leaving?

9. What kind of summer job did the Miss Johnson find for Tex?

10. What does Mason tell Pop it takes to have a family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the realizations that Tex has come to throughout the novel and what led to these realizations. Be sure to use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the many poor choices that Tex makes throughout the novel. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Considering that Mason reveals that Pop is not Tex's father, write an essay reflecting back throughout the events in the novel regarding Tex and Mason's behavior. Be sure to include specific examples from the novel to support your essay.

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