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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. How long does Maxine say she and Ronald have lived in the house?

2. Where does Maxine say Ronald's father was from?

3. Where do the puppets for Frank Gilberti's puppet show come from?

4. How much money does Vernon discover they've made for Ronald?

5. What does Vernon do to help calm Ronald?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the tasks Vernon, Maxine and Ronald do to clean up Maxine's yard?

2. What is Vernon supposed to tell Maxine when Miss Annie sends him to see her in jail?

3. What does the guidance counselor suggest Vernon do in an effort to get their grades up?

4. How does the question of the Special Olympics come up?

5. Why is Vernon feeling so angry as chapter 15 comes to a close?

6. Why does Miss Marlow say she's visiting?

7. Why is Vernon particularly worried about being held back?

8. What does Vernon discover happens to the neighborhood once he's in junior high?

9. What causes an argument between Ben and Vernon almost as soon as Vernon arrives home from cleaning Maxine's yard?

10. What kinds of help do others on the block offer when word gets out that Vernon is putting on a carnival to raise money for Ronald's new shoes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Vernon as the story opens. How does he change over the course of the story? Why does he change?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Miss Annie? What kind of person is she? Why is she important to the story? What is her impact on Vernon?

Essay Topic 3

Vernon initially tries to hide the fact that he's spending time with Maxine, Ronald and Miss Annie. Why? What are some of the things he does to try to keep his activities secret? Does he succeed? Should he have tried to hide?

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