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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. In the story being covered by the media, what was the boy doing when he was killed by the police?

2. When the Author was a teen, what would he eat on Friday and Saturday nights when he worked on his writing?

3. What does Jack, the media trainer, say one of his clients was?

4. What type of vehicle does Renny lead the Author to after meeting him in the airport?

5. In photos of Daddy Henry and his family on page 51, what was Soot's grandmother wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as the boy tries to be invisible at the beginning of the book?

2. How does the Author escape from a man who is chasing him at a hotel?

3. Who was Daddy Henry and how often do Soot and his father visit him?

4. What happens when Soot's father hears him crying in the night?

5. Where did the Author work before his book sold?

6. Where is a little boy at the beginning of the book and what is he doing?

7. Who does the Author see waiting for him when he comes down the escalator at the airport on page 58?

8. What does Jack tell the Author to not write about and why?

9. Since the Author's book tour in the Midwest, where has he been?

10. How does the Author prove who he is when he needs to get his room key in the second chapter of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A writer’s voice is his individual writing style. A writer’s message is what he has to say or share about a subject. What conflicting advice does the Author receive about his voice and his message in his writing? How does conflicting advice make him struggle and why?

Essay Topic 2

The Author has pleasant memories of things he did with his father. What type of relationship did the author and his father have?

Essay Topic 3

Soot becomes interested in stories. How and why does Soot become interested in stories? What does he realize about their power?

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