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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. What instrument does David play?
2. Who tells Henry to stop playing the piano?
3. What did Henry find odd about his grammar school teacher?
4. Where was Henry born?
5. What is Henry hit in the back of the head with that causes him to start a fight?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why won't Big Henry's dream of moving to the South Seas and never working again be realized?
2. What is odd about the first afternoon that David and Henry walk home from school together?
3. What events transpired which led Henry to be sent to the principal's office?
4. How can the reader infer that Aunt Anna and her family need money to buy food?
5. Describe the relationship between Lila Jean and Henry and the things they do together.
6. What do Henry and Stanley agree upon that happens at school?
7. After Henry learns about sex from one of his friends, what does he say repulses him about the idea of sex?
8. Why wouldn't Big Henry allow Henry's mother to give Aunt Anna money when they obviously needed some to buy food?
9. What happens between Mr. Knox and Henry when Henry is sent to the principal's office for fighting?
10. What is a common theme among many of the children and adults by this point in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about how Henry feels about God. Do you believe his feelings are justified? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay comparing your school experience to that of Henry. In what ways are they the same? In what ways are they different? Which do you prefer the one you have or that of Henry? Why?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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