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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 Sean wearing when he joins Mama and Frannie?

2. What is Trevor singing as he walks away from Frannie and the new boy in chapter eighteen?

3. What does Frannie smell when she enters her apartment Monday afternoon?

4. What grade was Frannie in when she'd had her one and only fight?

5. What does Frannie say she'd do if Maribel fell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frannie say about her mother's rule regarding sugar and what does she do to break that rule? What are the consequences?

2. What does Frannie say about the new boy hurting Trevor's feelings and what that proves?

3. What are some of the things Frannie writes on her paper as part of her assignment in chapter eighteen?

4. Describe the conversation between Samantha and Frannie when Samantha tells Frannie about her dream.

5. Describe the scene on Saturday morning when Frannie and Sean first get out of bed.

6. What is the argument that happens between the new boy and Trevor that makes Trevor so angry?

7. What does Rayray say about no longer being afraid of Trevor after he swings at the new boy?

8. What were the reactions of Trevor and Frannie after Ms. Johnson reads the poem about hope being a thing with feathers?

9. Describe Grandma's attitude about sign language, how she communicates with Sean and what Frannie thinks about it.

10. What does the new boy ask when Ms. Johnson tells the class to write about an important day in their lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sean says that he would like to live in a world where every window had a bridge to somewhere else. What does he mean by this? Why does he say he'd be willing to be the first to cross? Would you be willing to be the first?

Essay Topic 2

List one of the major themes of this book? Give at least three examples of theme in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the social setting for the story. What are the attitudes of blacks and whites toward each other? What are the attitudes of most people toward people with disabilities, such as deafness?

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