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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 was Henry born?

2. Where does Frank's father's give the boys money to visit?

3. Why does Henry ask his teacher when she keeps him after class the day after he learns what sex is?

4. When does Big Henry begin making his rounds to collect money?

5. Which of the characters stands up for Henry when a boy tries to beat him up and causes the boy to run away crying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Big Henry say he will do once the doctor tells him that the driver who hit Henry was drunk?

2. What do Henry and Stanley agree upon that happens at school?

3. Describe, in detail, an example of Big Henry's tendency to create scenes in public.

4. Describe the relationship between Lila Jean and Henry and the things they do together.

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

6. How does Henry begin to be included with the neighborhood boys?

7. What does Henry's father overreact to after Henry completes the assigned lawn chores and what punishment does he give to Henry?

8. What happens when Henry asks to be excused from dinner because he is in too much pain to eat?

9. Why wouldn't Big Henry allow Henry's mother to give Aunt Anna money when they obviously needed some to buy food?

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

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

At the end of chapter 58, Henry walks away saying that the loss of the second game is important but that he doesn't know why. Why do you think he feels that way? Do you agree? Does this seem like a climax? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing how Henry's father treated Henry throughout the novel. Did this change? Why do you believe it has changed? Use information from the text to support your answer.

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