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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. When does Paul have a cancer scare?

2. Where does Nugget go to college?

3. Last winter, where did Mary Dobson send her baby to?

4. In "Riot," how does a blinded and coughing woman break a cop's leg?

5. In "Janice and the Redbelters," who is in a photo that Paul shows Claude?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grandma tell Claude when he keeps running away in "Sixty-Seventh Street"?

2. What happens when Claude goes to a party at the twin's place with Chester, Janice, and Renaissance?

3. Who is Chester Dexter?

4. How does Janice change in "Chester Dexter and Renaissance"?

5. Why does Claude say that Chill's Smokehouse was a front?

6. What was Nugget's life like?

7. Where is Claude's mother from?

8. What happens when four teenagers run down Sixty-Seventh Street and confront the cops in "Riot"?

9. How does Claude remember his father from the last fight he had with Claude's mother?

10. What happened after the fight that Claude's parents had in "Sixty-Third Street Beach"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not historical fiction?

Essay Topic 3

Jonah moves into Claude’s neighborhood. Who is Jonah? What does Jonah begin to represent to Claude and Paul? Why is Jonah important in their lives?

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