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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. Where does Jevon Lawrence go to school?

2. Where do Rod, Denton, and Kev always play soccer?

3. In "Extinct," what dinosaur does Dylan picture in his mind when he wakes?

4. What coins does Mr. G give when they have to collect joy?

5. At Big Mac's funeral, what color envelopes were Dre and Jamal handed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ms. Wallace tell Rod that his parents do and where they are?

2. What does Dylan write about his mom and remebering her?

3. What is the Between and what is it like?

4. How does Dylan compare his sister Tabitha to a Nodosaurus or a Stegosaurus?

5. How do Jamal and Dre get into their grandfather's house?

6. What does Cornell's mother do for a living?

7. In "First-Day Fly," how are sneakers prepared for the first day of school?

8. What does Mbalia do when he is happy?

9. What do the Trilarkians look like?

10. Who is Noah Nguyen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. How are first-person, second-person, and third-person points of view used in the stories? How do these points of view influence what you know about events and characters? Do any of these points of view make it easier to identify with the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

In “Coping,” CJ Walker deals with fear and frustration. How does CJ Walker deal with fear and frustration? How does he learn to cope with those feelings?

Essay Topic 3

Brandon is asked to write a song for church in “But Also, Jazz.” How do Brandon and Kel struggle to be creative? How does experiencing joy release their creativity?

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