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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. Where does Eddie make his purchase, in Chapter 5, My Sister was a Piano Freak?

2. Who comprises the second highest rung clique?

3. Where does the real power lie at Bremmer High?

4. What age is Eddie turning at the beginning of Chapter 1, Ready?

5. In what region is Eddie's high school located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe who runs the St. Bremmer's Catholic School for boys.

2. Discuss what music lessons meant for children, according to Chapter 5, My Sister was a Piano Freak.

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

4. Describe the four academic levels at Bremmer High School.

5. What does Bobbo decide it is time for and why?

6. Why and how is the Catholic Church sexist, according to Chapter 3, Catholic Girls?

7. Why is Eddie failing Latin and Algebra?

8. What is given to place students in the appropriate course level?

9. What task does Eddie's father assign him, in Chapter 5, My Sister was a Piano Freak?

10. What does Bobbo do to achieve victory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what having a car meant to the Catholic adolescent boy. How does owning a car, give the reader a glimpse into his or her own adolescence?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Chapter 10, Double Dating with Felix Lindor exemplifies typical teenagers being "caught." How was the situation less than funny at the time, but grew to be humorous and laughable later?

Essay Topic 3

Explain what the purpose of the entrance exam during the 1950s and 1960s in the school system. How might present-day students respond if an entrance exam was required today?

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