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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 does Janine pick up along the way to the Grill?

2. Who is in love with Bill Taylor?

3. Who does Miles learn has drowned in the river?

4. What is the possibility of Miles' parentage?

5. Who does Miles discover to be Charlene's lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Whiting feel about Cindy?

2. What three major life events occur for Janine in Part 4, Chapter 23?

3. What are the anonymous notes and why does Principal Meyer think it was Zack who sent them?

4. What are the events of Grace's penance for her affair with C.B. Whiting?

5. Describe John Voss' history as revealed to Principal Meyer in John's file.

6. What are the possible implications now that Miles knows that C.B. Whiting was also Charlie Mayne?

7. Describe the scenario of John Voss coming into the classroom with a revolver.

8. Who is Irene Walsh?

9. How does Max turn the tables on Miles who asks about his mother's affair with C.B. Whiting?

10. How is Zack's unsportsmanlike behavior having a negative impact on his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The river becomes almost a character itself. Create a character sketch of the river complete with positive and negative characteristics.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses several instances of flashbacks in the story. Explain what a flashback is and cite at least two making sure to explain what makes each a flashback.

Essay Topic 3

On the Martha's Vineyard trip, Miles becomes disenchanted with his mother's behavior with Charlie Mayne and he consequently loses his baseball to the ocean and leaves his ball glove at the hotel. What do these losses of his baseball equipment really represent?

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