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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 color is the skin of Soot's favorite superhero?

2. How was the house heated where the Author lived when he was nine?

3. What does Kelly drive when she takes the Author to the airport?

4. How many protestors line the highway when the Author comes to Bolton, North Carolina?

5. What does the Author get at a bar when he is on a date with Kelly in San Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does watching Kelly work affect the Author, and why does he leave suddenly?

2. What does the Author remember about his father?

3. What do the Author and the Kid do when they go to Pennsylvania?

4. Why does Soot become a believer in stories?

5. How does Soot's mother act after his father dies?

6. How does Soot's mother punish him and why?

7. How does the Author describe the scene as he and Sharon walk to the Bolton Town Hall?

8. What type of house does Renny have, and why does he drive?

9. What happens one night after Paul and Soot are target practicing in the woods?

10. What does the Author say about Sharon when he sees that she is meeting him in Bolton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Author is a daydreamer. How are the Author’s daydreams different from other people’s daydreams? How and why do his daydreams and imagination cause him to struggle with reality?

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

Both the Author and Soot rely heavily upon imagination. Why do the Author and Soot rely heavily upon imagination? How does imagination serve as an escape and a survival mechanism for them?

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