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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. Whose body is it that Torey had believed to be Chris?

2. What is the main thing in Chris's diary that Ali reads further on?

3. What does Torey begin to think about his friends?

4. What about being raised in the boondocks is relevant to what Mrs. Creed is saying?

5. What do Ali and Torey learn from Isabella?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Torey first see on his second trip into the burial grounds and what does he decide?

2. What does Mrs. Adams say about Bo and why? What does Ali tell her about her fears?

3. What does Torey see after he broke his leg?

4. Describe the fight Ali, Torey, Renee, Alex and Bo have outside a store.

5. What do Ali and Torey discover about Chris and another town?

6. What does Leandra accuse Ali of being and how does she react?

7. Where is Torey after he is rescued from the burial grounds and what is he refusing to do? How are the doctors responding to his refusal?

8. Who calls Torey from school and what do they talk about?

9. What does Ali again bring up as to what happened to Chris and what does Torey say about her idea?

10. What upsets Mr. Adams about Torey and what does he tell Torey as he takes him home from school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bo announces to everyone that Renee should not talk about Ali's mother because her own father slept with her all last year.

1. Do you think it was right or wrong of Bo to bring Renee's father and Ali's mother into a public fight? Explain in depth your reasoning.

2. Discuss the implications of Bo knowing about an affair the chief of police had.

3. If you were Ali, how would you feel about Bo's announcement and what would you do?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Torey is a sensitive person who can easily put himself into the shoes of any person around him.

1. Why do you think, using examples from the book, that this statement is true?

2. Do you think it's unnatural for a boy to be so sensitive? Why or why not?

3. Pretend you have met someone who comes from a different culture. Discuss the thoughts that might be involved in order to put yourself in that person's shoes.

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