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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. Who was in their backyard as Eddie passed by their house?

2. What emotional state does Eddie's commentary reflect about Mr. Kascher being the only good teacher he ever had?

3. What does Eddie place on Una's pillow, at the end of Chapter 15, The Jolly Season?

4. What does being a nice guy not do for Tom?

5. What fascination wanes with Eddie, in Chapter 15, The Jolly Season?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Eddie in an unhappy mood, in Chapter 15, The Jolly Season?

2. Why do two couples end up in the police station, at the end of Chapter 10, Chapter 10, Double Dating with Feliz Lindor?

3. Describe what the annual retreat is like.

4. How does Eddie buy his first car?

5. How has Eddie changed from the beginning of the book to the end?

6. How is dating structured, according to Chapter 10, Double Dating with Feliz Lindor?

7. Describe Smooth Eddie.

8. What does one brother suggest for his students to do if they think of sin?

9. Describe Brother Sens.

10. What happens to Tom during his and Eddie's senior year?

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

Compare and contrast the Eddie at the start of Do Black Patent-leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? with the Eddies at the end. How has he become more cynical and mature in thought, by Chapter 16, Final?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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