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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. Which of the following were NOT examples of places Catholic boys tried to touch girls?

2. What kind of mood is Eddie in during Christmas, in Chapter 15, The Jolly Season?

3. What does Eddie not tell his family?

4. What can Tom no longer afford his senior year?

5. Who does Felix ask to double date with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eddie buy his first car?

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

3. Describe what the annual retreat is like.

4. Discuss the purpose of marriage, according to Chapter 11, Retreat Retreat.

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

6. What does Brother O'Connell tell Eddie, in Chapter 14, Late Bloomer?

7. Describe Brother Sens.

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

9. Describe Smooth Eddie.

10. What is the primary focus of religion class in Catholic school.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Brothers and teachers at St. Bremmer to Mr. Kascher or Smooth Eddie. Why is Smooth Eddie the most popular among the student body?

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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