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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prank are Johnny and Tex planning at the beginning of chapter nine?

2. Under what circumstances does Pop tell Tex that he was conceived?

3. What happens to Mason at the basketball game?

4. Who attends the funeral of the hitchhiker?

5. Who does Tex ask for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how the relationship between Tex and Pop may change as a result of Tex having all of the facts about his history. Use information from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Mason was diagnosed with a non-serious ulcer. Imagine that he had been diagnosed with a much more serious disease. Write an essay describing how other events in the novel might have changed based on this different diagnosis.

Essay Topic 3

Tex enjoyed one book in particular and at the end compares his relationship to Mason to an event in the book. Write an essay comparing the relationship between yourself and someone else to that of Tex and Mason in this book. Be sure to include specific examples.

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