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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 Jeff decide to give to Miss Opal from his inheritance?

2. What is Jeff surprised to find on his report card, though his father is not?

3. There is something about the girl Jeff meets that reminds him of his island in _______________.

4. Jeff suddenly begins to feel his life is crowded with people he likes and things he wants to do and feels life is ___________.

5. Jeff learns that Dicey also cut teacher Chapelle down to size. Which subject does Chapelle teach?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the two students that Jeff finds interesting at Chrisfeld school?

2. When Jeff is asked to write an essay about a real character for his English class, who does he write about?

3. Ten days before school lets out, what does Jeff see when he reaches his house?

4. What does Wilhemina tell Jeff about the Tillerman family and how they arrived at their current home?

5. What does Melody say that she is doing with Max which is why she wants to say goodbye to Jeff?

6. Why is the Professor worried when Gambo's lawyer is coming to visit their house?

7. What kind of business does Jeff set up over the summer with the help of the Tillermans?

8. Who is waiting for Jeff when he returns from his visit with Melody?

9. What is the achievement Jeff learns he and Dicey both share?

10. What does Jeff begin to realize the principal at his school and Melody did when he receives all As?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Professor is a complicated character as well, with hidden emotions and an inability to talk about what he feels at times.

Part 1: Why do you think the Professor was given a name instead of being called 'Dad'?

Part 2: Why do you think it's difficult for the Professor to talk about his feelings?

Part 3: How do you think the Professor feels about Melody leaving him?

Essay Topic 2

Jeff is a character who is eager to please his parents, no matter what they might do to him.

Part 1: Why does Jeff feel he always needs to please his parents?

Part 2: Do you think Jeff should always try to make his parents happy? Why or why not?

Part 3: What is the importance of Jeff's efforts to please his parents?

Essay Topic 3

During the case of separate and divorce, children are often made to chose one parent over another, as Jeff was.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important for a child to choose a side during a divorce?

Part 2: Why do you think it's unfair to have a child make a decision about who he should live with?

Part 3: In what ways might Jeff's life have been affected if he had made the opposite decisions about the parent to live with?

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