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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 does B. Monroe say on page 92 that he won?

2. What new bedspread does Benjie have when he comes home from the hospital?

3. What color are the new curtains in Benjie's room when he comes home from the hospital?

4. Where does Benjie talk to the social worker on page 87?

5. When did Grandma get a lock on her door?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it nice for Benji to know someone like Tiger?

2. Who is Tiger and where does he live?

3. What is it like when Benjie goes home?

4. What does Miss Emma Dudley think of Butler?

5. Where do Nigeria Greene and his wife go on page 96, and how does he feel about the event?

6. What does Benjie say about his counselor on page 87?

7. How does Benjie feel about being in the hospital?

8. How does Tiger let people know when his aunt is home and he cannot have kids over smoking and doing drugs?

9. What happens when Benjie steals Miss Dudley's toaster?

10. Who is Benjie's doctor in the hospital, and what does he have to take?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjie decides to mainline when he returns home from the hospital. Why does Benjie decide to mainline when he returns home? Why does he need to have a fix? What does his decision to mainline reveal about addiction?

Essay Topic 2

Slang is an informal way of speaking. How do characters use slang in the novel? What does the use of slang reveal about characters?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of A Hero Ain’t Nothin But a Sandwich and why is that incident the climax?

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