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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. According to Sportcoat in Chapter 26, how has he changed in the last year?

2. According to Hettie in Chapter 26, when will Sportcoat no longer see her?

3. Why is Bunch angry with Earl in Chapter 14?

4. Who had purchased the umpire uniform for Sportcoat years earlier, as revealed in Chapter 17?

5. What stolen product is the Elephant moving in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Sister Paul give Sportcoat in Chapter 24?

2. What happens when Hot Sausage interrupts Deems at the pier in Chapter 17?

3. How did the Governor come to possess the Venus, as explained in Chapter 13?

4. How does Sportcoat die?

5. What news does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 15?

6. What does Hettie tell Sportcoat in Chapter 20?

7. What happens to Bunch Moon in Chapter 22?

8. What realizations does Sportcoat come to in Chapter 20? What does he decide to do in response?

9. What information does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 18?

10. What information does Potts reveal to the Elephant in Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of trust.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay defining friendship from the perspective of Sportcoat and Hot Sausage. What is friendship, according to these characters? How do the choices they make reflect these values?

Essay Topic 3

The antagonist of a novel is a character or force who works in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Deems? Bunch Moon? Haroldeen? Perhaps the antagonist is not a person at all. What do you think? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.

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