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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 many other times has Donna hired Mr. Shine to get Paine out of trouble?

2. What is Noah's dad wearing when Noah visits him in jail in Chapter 1?

3. What television station is interviewing Paine in Chapter 5?

4. in Chapter 1, what had Noah's dad been doing for a living?

5. In Chapter 6, what time will Channel 10 run Paine's interview?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Noah say that Dusty Muleman got the money for the Coral Rose?

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

4. In Chapter 3, why will Paine stay at the city jail?

5. Where was Noah born?

6. In Chapter 1, what jobs does Noah say that his father has had?

7. What did Donna's parents do for a living when they lived in Florida?

8. In Chapter 6, what does Shelly say about Lice's disappearance?

9. In Chapter 2, why is Noah glad that it is summertime?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Noah comments that unlike his friends, he likes his sister. What type of relationship do Noah and Abbey have, and what does their relationship reveal about teamwork and family?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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