View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alma have removed from her body?

2. Where does Oly work as an adult?

3. What body part is Zephr McGurk missing?

4. What is Arty's birth defect?

5. How does Zephr McGurk affect Arty's show?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the family realize that Chick has special powers?

2. Describe how we first see Oly's adult life.

3. What happens when Arty asks Chick to make him a roast beef sandwich?

4. What is the profession of the Binewski family?

5. How does Oly gain access to Miss Lick's life?

6. Who is Leona, and what happened to her?

7. What does Oly keep in the chest in her apartment?

8. Why does Oly feel guilty after her performance at Miranda's work?

9. How does Zephr McGurk change Arty's show?

10. What significant event happens on the twins' 14th birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pride is another emotion that runs heavily through the characters of the novel. In an essay, explain how have you seen pride and control intermingle throughout the text. Compare/contrast Arty's pride versus Oly's pride as well as the pride that Miss Lick has in her projects versus the pride that she hopes to gift her projects.

Essay Topic 2

The picture of Oly's relationship with her mother changes drastically in the first two chapters of the novel - the first chapter addresses Oly's relationship with Lil when Oly is a child, and the second chapter addresses Oly's relationship with her mother as an adult. In an essay, compare and contrast these two relationships explaining why you think the relationship has changed. Which picture of the mother-daughter relationship is healthier?

Essay Topic 3

Self-acceptance is a theme that runs throughout the entire novel and may essentially be the moral of this story. In an essay, discuss the ways that Oly has overcome her hurdles to accept her body. Explain the ways that Arty's refusal to accept himself led to some of his decisions, and

explain how you think the Binewski parents have helped/hindered their children in the road toward self-acceptance.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 792 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample