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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 23, what is the name of the girl that Jerry sees at the bus stop?

2. At the end of Chapter 26, what does Jerry have for a snack?

3. In Chapter 28 after taking down Carter, where does Jerry get hit?

4. How many Barretts does Jerry call in Chapter 26 before he gets Ellen on the phone?

5. In Chapter 28, what times does the phone ring in Jerry's apartment and he hears only a chuckle?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 34, how does Jerry feel at the beginning of the school day?

2. How does Archie get Emile stirred up to fight at the assembly in Chapter 35?

3. In Chapter 22, what do the figures for the chocolate sale reveal to Brian?

4. What are the prizes for the raffle and what else do the kids get to buy with their ticket?

5. In Chapter 30, when did Goober stop selling chocolates and why?

6. At the end of Chapter 30, what does Goober feel and why?

7. What does Brother Leon tell Brian is the cause for the sales falling off at the end of Chapter 22?

8. In Chapter 24, what does Brian think is the reason why Brother Leon is so desperate to have the chocolates sold?

9. At the end of Chapter 21, why does Obie tell Archie that The Vigils are involved in the problem with Jerry not selling chocolates?

10. At the end of Chapter 37, what happens just as Emile is pummeling Jerry when Jerry falls to the stage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goober is devastated after his role in the destruction of Room 19. How does participating in the destruction of Room 19 affect Goober? Why does he feel guilty?

Essay Topic 2

Archie is a keen observer of the people around him. How does Archie observe and evaluate the people he interacts with? How is body language used to help Archie and others determine what a person is feeling? How is that information used to manipulate people?

Essay Topic 3

Archie claims to dislike violence. What actions and events seem to contradict Archie’s claim? In what way is Archie more violent than other characters? How does the way that he uses, rather than inflicts, violence allow him to get away with so much?

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