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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. In Chapter 3 when Noah gets caught in a storm with Thom and Rado, how long does it take for the leading edge of the storm to pass?
2. What is Noah's dad wearing when Noah visits him in jail in Chapter 1?
3. Where is the television crew from that comes to interview Paine in Chapter 5?
4. What is the full name of Noah's grandfather?
5. In Chapter 7, what time does the phone ring after Noah has gone to bed?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Abbey and Noah escape in Chapter 6 when a man tries to grab Abbey?
2. How did Paine lose his captain's license?
3. In Chapter 4, what does Noah remember about a homeless person who was under the drawbridge at Snake Creek?
4. In Chapter 3, why does Shelly say that the world is so messed up?
5. Why did Donna's parents move to Canada?
6. Where was Noah born?
7. Where do Paine's siblings live and why do they have nicer living quarters?
8. How does Noah describe Jasper Muleman Jr.?
9. In Chapter 6, what does Shelly say about Lice's disappearance?
10. In Chapter 3, why will Paine stay at the city jail?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Donna often said that Dusty would get what was coming to him. Why did it seem that Dusty was getting away with polluting the basin, and how does he finally get what he deserves?
Essay Topic 2
There are several father/son relationships in the novel. Describe the relationships between Noah and Paine, Paine and his father, and Jasper and his father and what each relationship reveals about father/son relationships.
Essay Topic 3
Paine punches several doors when he learns Dusty’s sentence for polluting the bay. How does the way he loses his temper in that instance reflect a more mature handling of his anger, and how does losing his temper that time actually benefit him?
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