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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. What is Jack O'Koren's job?

2. What book is a teacher fired for assigning that causes Cass to talk about it on the local news?

3. What club have Corrina's mother and Caitlin's mother joined?

4. What city does Caitlin's mother incorrectly identify as the first city with a population of one million?

5. Where do Rogerson and Caitlin go first on their first date?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Caitlin's mother feel about her making the cheer leading squad?

2. What happens between Caitlin and Rogerson when the cheer leading squad performs at the senior center?

3. How is Caitlin's relationship with Rogerson affecting her school life?

4. How is Jack O'Koren described in the opening pages of Chapter Two?

5. How does the reader know that Cass and Caitlin have a close relationship?

6. What does Mrs. O'Koren do to support Caitlin's cheer leading, and what are her motives for those actions?

7. How does Rogerson act toward Caitlin after he hits her for the first time?

8. Why does Rogerson take Caitlin to a party with kids from his school?

9. What do Caitlin and Rogerson talk about in the car after the cheer leading ceremony?

10. How does Cass' family react to seeing her on The Lamont Whipper Show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between the O'Korens and the Connells. In your essay, explain how those two families are similar, and how they are different. Also identify supporting text describing Caitlin's relationship with Boo, and how the Connells are supportive to Caitlin and her family.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Caitlin's high school experiences are different from those of Cass. Compare their academic achievements. Also describe the role of Mrs. O'Koren's involvement in her children's activities, and the effect that it has on decisions that Caitlin and Cass make about school.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that explains how Rogerson is the villain in this story. How do Rogerson's actions make him a villain? Who is affected by his villainous actions? Answer those questions using text to support your position. Also include the development of this character, and the relationships that he builds with others in the story.

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