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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. What age does Benjie think is too old for someone to hold your hand?

2. What does Nigeria Greene teach?

3. What does a woman say in Rose's apartment building when her husband beats her?

4. How old does Benjie think a kid might be safe from sexual crimes?

5. What does Butler do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benjie's think about being a social worker?

2. What does Benjie remember about Christmas and life before Butler came?

3. What would Butler do if he and Rosie had money?

4. Why are the midweek evening meetings cancelled at the Cyrenian Promise Baptist Church?

5. How did Nigeria do his lessons in school and why?

6. What does Nigeria say about Bernard Cohen's teaching style?

7. How does Benjie remember that he and his mother got along when he was a kid?

8. What does Benjie think about lying, and how did he break his code?

9. What does Jimmy-Lee say about his father?

10. Why does Bernard Cohen consider quitting teaching or transferring to another school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjie believes lying is wrong. Why does Benjie think lying is wrong? How does Benjie think a person should act if they are caught in wrongdoing? Is Benjie consistent in his own life in following his code not to lie?

Essay Topic 2

Benjie used to like Greene. Why does Benjie begin to not like Greene? Why does he think Greene is a traitor?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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