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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. On page 72, what type of sandwiches does Rose make for Butler?

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

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

4. In a newspaper advertisement on page 90, what is the name of the reader and adviser?

5. What does Rose wear when she gives Benjie a bath?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Rose and Butler dress and act when they go out?

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

4. What has Benjie been feeling in the hospital?

5. Why is Benjie upset with his mother on page 100?

6. What does Rose buy from the reader and what does she get at no charge, and what is she to do with the items?

7. How does Benjie feel about the school cafeteria?

8. Who is Mme. Snowson?

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

10. What does Benjie say that he knows about using on page 88?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjie decides to mainline after he is called a name. How does peer pressure cause Benjie to begin mainlining? Does he want to mainline? What is conveyed about the negative effects of peer pressure by his decision?

Essay Topic 2

Greene determined that he wanted to be a teacher. When and why did Green determine that he wanted to be a teacher? How did he have to compromise what he believed in to achieve his goal and become a teacher?

Essay Topic 3

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

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