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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. Who is the first boy to leave the contest?
2. How does the narrator view the foibles of mankind in his corner of the world?
3. What surprising things do the boys find as they pick up trash?
4. How does the chubby Chipmunk retaliate against Captain Crabtree's authoritarian manner?
5. The narrator could tell that the tailgater was eating _________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the fat Chipmunk earn the name of Skunk?
2. How does the narrator's experience on the troop train parallel his journey through the Lincoln Tunnel and how does he cope with such circumstances?
3. What prompts the narrator to think of his childhood summer camp days?
4. In what circumstances does the narrator find himself as the novel opens and how does he perceive his circumstances?
5. Describe the narrator's experience on cleanup detail at camp.
6. How were the boys initiated into camp life upon their arrival?
7. Describe some of the projects created in leathercraft.
8. Describe the experience of Dan Baxter being punished for smoking cigarettes.
9. How did Proust and Balzac block out the world and what does that same thing for the narrator?
10. What was the narrator able to tell about the tailgater following him yesterday?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the narrator's character. What are his similarities to Jean Shepherd? Do you think the narrator's character was based on Shepherd himself? Cite your reasons for your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the narrator's childhood growing up in a small town in Indiana in the 1930s. What was his family life like? Who were his friends? What were his school experiences? How did these people and experiences form him into the adult he would become?
Essay Topic 3
Shepherd was masterful at crafting literary descriptions for his readers. Choose a paragraph from the book which you find especially descriptive. How do you think Shepherd was able to craft it the way he did? What is so appealing to you about the passage? Explain.
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