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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 4, how much does the bucktail jig that Noah is using weigh?

2. What type of vehicle does Dusty drive in Chapter 2?

3. At the end of Chapter 5, what does Noah see when he looks at Abbey?

4. In Chapter 5, how many gallons of poop does Noah say that his father thinks Dusty Muleman is flushing into the basin?

5. Where does Lice Peeking live?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, why does Shelly say that the world is so messed up?

2. Why did Donna's parents move to Canada?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Noah tell Lice Peeking he has to do in order to get the boat?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Noah say happened with his dad and the Carmichael family?

5. Where do Noah and Abbey go at midnight in Chapter 5?

6. In Chapter 3, what does Noah say about the weather in the summer?

7. What does Noah discover when he sneaks out to the marina in Chapter 7?

8. What did Donna do after high school?

9. Where was Noah born?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Grandpa Bobby disappeared for ten years. Why did Grandpa Bobby not contact his family for that period of time, and how did his knowledge of Paine’s character contribute to his lack of communication?

Essay Topic 3

Paine states that “Being right isn’t worth squat if you’re endangering the people you love” (135). What does Paine mean by that statement, and what does the statement reveal about changes Paine makes in his behavior and his life?

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