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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. Which of the following characters is called Red and has a fake arm?

2. What grade is Henry in when David moves away?

3. Why does Henry decide he can't run away?

4. Where was Henry born?

5. What direction does Henry tell his father that they are traveling when asked?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Henry and Frank make a break and run away from the man who picked them up and drove them to the air show?

2. When Frank moves away with his mother what does he send back to Henry that they continue to exchange for awhile?

3. What happens between Mr. Knox and Henry when Henry is sent to the principal's office for fighting?

4. What sins does Henry make up when he can't think of anything he's done wrong during confession?

5. After Henry learns about sex from one of his friends, what does he say repulses him about the idea of sex?

6. How does Henry feel after the beating from his father and what actions does he take?

7. What does Henry's grandfather give him that is important to him?

8. What happens when Henry's father drives to an orange grove to pick oranges?

9. What happens at the pool that causes Red to move away from Henry without a word of goodbye?

10. Why did Henry become obsessed with bathroom practices in kindergarten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing why Big Henry would be so enthralled with his new job at the museum. Why was this important? Why did he consider it like magic? Do you agree with how he feels?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about how Henry's destruction of the spider web is really him lashing out against his own entrapment. Why do you believe this is or is not the case? Be sure to use examples from the text to support your answers. Do you believe Henry is justified in wanting to lash out? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Henry has a very low opinion of his future at the end of the novel. Why do you believe this is the case? Do you think his feelings are justified? Why or why not?

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