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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. Who does Chris Creed say he admires?

2. What word would best describe how the students view the boons?

3. Who does Torey meet on the way to the cafeteria?

4. Who contacts Torey?

5. Why does Mrs. Adams related the story about the father and son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Torey feel in the basement and what does he do about it?

2. What is the story Alex tells Torey about him and Chris Creed when they were about twelve?

3. What does Torey think about the kids at school talking about Creed possibly being murdered instead of running away or committing suicide?

4. What does Mrs. Adams tell Ali and Torey about Bo while they leave the police station?

5. What do the Creeds announce in church Sunday?

6. Why did Torey write a document about Chris Creed's disappearance?

7. Who does Torey find when he enters the cafeteria?

8. What does Bo Richardson do when he comes over to Ali's house?

9. Why did Mrs. Creed come down to the store on Saturday?

10. What does Torey do when he calls Mrs. Creed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Torey and Ali are upset by the treatment they feel Bo is receiving, and they insist that Mrs. Adams do something to help him. Their attitude changes Mrs. Adams' attitude, and she begins seeing reality instead of preconceived perceptions in regards to Bo and his status as a boon, touching again on one of the major themes of the novel.

1. To what theme do you think this sentence refers? Use examples from other parts of the book where you've seen this theme.

2. Discuss what a theme in a novel is and how themes are shown throughout a book. Include in your discussion other themes you have noticed in this novel.

3. Why do you think Mrs. Adams has seen Bo in a different light following the visit to the police station in Chapter 10? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Creed's choice of suspects, Bo Richardson, is simply a grasping at straws due to the fact that Bo injured her son the year before. The only thing wrong with this is that Bo is not the only person to have seriously hurt Chris, a fact even Torey cannot escape. The fact is that Bo is the only boon to have seriously injured Chris. This touches on another theme of the novel, categorizing people or class distinction.

1. Do you think poor people are more apt to be accused of a crime than wealthy people? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think Mrs. Creed wants to suspect Bo Richardson of killing her son?

3. Do you think poor people are more likely to commit crimes than wealthy people? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The reader now learns that Mrs. Creed's behavior toward her son is questionable and that she is not as innocent as she would like people to believe. This signals the shift in Mrs. Creed's character from innocent victim to antagonist.

1. From what has been introduced in Chapters 1 - 4, do you think Mrs. Creed is a good mother? Why or why not?

2. If it turns out that Chris Creed has run away from home, how do you think Mrs. Creed's behavior might have pushed him to that decision?

3. Discuss what you think the above statement means in terms of the first four chapters.

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