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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 Flippy tell the frogs to focus on as they write?

2. What is the subtitle of Melvin's new comic in Chapter 6?

3. What color curtains are in the window of Flippy's camper?

4. What color hair does the nurse have?

5. What is sitting on a coffee table in Flippy's living room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What topics does Flippy want banned from comics his kids are writing?

2. What does the nurse tell Flippy after she has read some of the comics?

3. Why does Flippy apologize in Chapter 6, and what does he tell his kids?

4. How does Flippy help Wendy and Raine figure out what to write out?

5. How do they find the Spinosaurus's baby, and what do they do to celebrate?

6. What is the nurse's reaction when Flippy shows her and the doctor the comics the kids have made?

7. What is Dennis's first case and how does he help his client?

8. What do Flippy's kids do while he starts lecturing them about the type of comics he wants them to write.

9. What is it like outside when the doctor and nurse go racing to Flippy's camper, and what does the area around the camper look like?

10. When the doctor and nurse arrive, what does Flippy tell them about the problem he is having?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning--the meaning is not always clear without research. How are idioms used in Cat Kid Comic Club to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

Essay Topic 2

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Pilkey use chapter titles in Cat Kid Comic Club?

Essay Topic 3

Melvin uses a book to learn how to draw. Why does Naomi tell Flippy that Melvin was copying? Why does she think what Melvin has done is wrong? Why are Melvin’s actions right, not wrong?

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