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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. In Chapter 4, The Beautiful World of Richard Bobbo, how does Eddie sometimes feel, regardless of his physical appearance?

2. Who achieves the highest score before entering high school in Eddie's class?

3. Who comprises the bottom rung clique?

4. What looms large in the religion's section of "don'ts"?

5. Who chaperones the mixers the Catholic schools have on Friday nights?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are publics?

2. Describe the safest type of dating, according to the Catholic Church in the 1950s and 1960s.

3. How does Eddie begin to see the Catholic Church in Chapter 3, Catholic Girls?

4. Describe the lowest rung on the social ladder, according to Chapter 4, The Beautiful World of Richard Bobbo.

5. Discuss the indoctrination of the Catholic Church in the 950s and 1960s.

6. Describe the transformation in Eddie, in Chapter 5, My Sister was a Piano Freak.

7. What is the worst insult a boy could get at Bremmer?

8. Describe what Eddie is anticipating, at the beginning of Do Black Patent-leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?.

9. How is Eddie and Una's relationship marked with immaturity?

10. What does the vignette of Eddie and his sister suggest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Bobbo gains his victory among the fat and ugly clique and what prompts his defiance and desire for payback against the highest rung on the social ladder at St. Bremmer's.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Eddie sees the Catholic Church as a bunch of "do's" and "don'ts."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what mixers symbolize for adolescents and how Chapter 6, Mixers supports Eddie's maturation process.

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