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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 does Frannie do when the new boy holds the door open for her?

2. What does Samantha do when she realizes Frannie sees the hole in her mitten?

3. What is the first word Sean taught Frannie to sign?

4. Who helps Trevor up after he falls?

5. Who lets Frannie know that Samantha has arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation that takes place when the new boy catches up with Frannie and Samantha as they're walking home from school in chapter twenty-one.

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

3. Describe what happens when Trevor begins harassing the new boy again on Monday.

4. What does Frannie think she might do on the Saturday she's planning to go to the rec center, and why does she hope Samantha might go with her?

5. What does Frannie mean when she says "Mr. Hungry is here?"

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

7. What does Sean explain to Frannie about the bridges and what they mean for his ability to talk to hearing girls?

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

9. What does Samantha say about believing in something as she and Frannie are walking home together in chapter sixteen?

10. What does Frannie decide to write about and what is her opening sentence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Frannie's relationship with the new boy changes over the course of the book. Why does it change? Samantha's thoughts about the new boy also change over the course of the book. Are the changes similar? Are they prompted by the same thing?

Essay Topic 2

What is the reaction of the class when the new boy first arrives? Why do they react in this way? What happens to make him become more accepted?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Lila? How many other children have died in Frannie's family? What is the impact on the family?

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