Ground Zero Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Alan Gratz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Ground Zero Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Alan Gratz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where did Brandon first learn to skateboard?

2. Where does Rashmina fall in "The Apache"?

3. Where does Brandon realize that the flames are coming from that are inundating the elevator in "A Waterfall of Flames"?

4. What does Reshmina take from Pasoon while she prays in "Kochi"?

5. How far will Reshmina's father have to walk to the ANA base so they can tell the Americans where Taz is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Brandon had drilled into him since he was four?

2. In "A Hole in the World," how does Brandon get off a ledge?

3. How does Brandon get out of the elevator when it is stuck?

4. What type of shape is Brandon in?

5. What do Richard and Brandon find on the 90th floor in "A Waterfall of Flames"?

6. Why does it not help Brandon to see a helicopter in "A Hole in the World"?

7. Where does Reshmina find Pasoon and what is he doing at the end of "J Is for Jihad"?

8. What does Reshmina remember about a time when she followed her brother up into the mountains a year or two ago?

9. Why does Brandon slip out of the restaurant?

10. In "J Is for Jihad," how does Reshmina learn what direction Pasoon has gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people? How does telling the story from two viewpoints affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

A spoiler in literature is an element in a written work that reveals plot elements or content. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 3

Brandon does not think he is a bully. What does Brandon’s father say about bullies and Brandon? Does Leo think Brandon is a bully? Is Brandon a bully?

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