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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What videos does Boaz look at?
(a) Cartoons
(b) War movies
(c) Amateur videos of desert combat
(d) Romance

2. Where does Levi think Boaz is going to go?
(a) South towards Washington, D.C.
(b) To Canada
(c) Back to the Middle East
(d) To San Francisco

3. What does Levi notice all over Boaz's room when he goes into the room?
(a) Pictures of war
(b) The walls are stripped bare
(c) Pictures of Christina
(d) Maps

4. What is announced at the assembly the day the novel opens?
(a) Boaz is coming home.
(b) Levi has earned a scholarship.
(c) The Bowers family is moving.
(d) Levi is leaving.

5. What type of student was Boaz in high school?
(a) Indifferent
(b) Marginal
(c) Struggling
(d) Excellent

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it incongruous where Pearl goes to school?

2. What is the significance of PAR-PAR?

3. What does Levi worry will happen?

4. Who does Levi usually meet with to compare homework?

5. What does Levi suggest Christina do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation between Dov and Levi about Boaz.

2. What happened the night Boaz announces to the family of his intention to join the military?

3. What does Zim say to Levi's statement about Boaz and how does Levi respond?

4. How does Pearl try to comfort Levi concerning Boaz?

5. What happens when Amanda spots the sign honoring Boaz?

6. How does Boaz act at dinner and what does he do after he's done eating?

7. What does Levi say Boaz does on the computer?

8. Who is Pearl and what is her relationship to Levi?

9. Who is Zim and what does he have in common with Levi?

10. How does Boaz's choice after high school impact the family?

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