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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 is the Author allergic to?
2. What color hair does the woman have who gets her book signed by the Author and who says, "Hell of a show" (137)?
3. By the time the Author is in San Francisco, how long has he been into his tour for Hell of a Book?
4. In San Francisco, how long does the Author talk about Hell of a Book?
5. How many bedrooms were in the house that the Author lived in when he was nine?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the Author and the Kid do when they go to Pennsylvania?
2. How does watching Kelly work affect the Author, and why does he leave suddenly?
3. What type of house does Renny have, and why does he drive?
4. Why does Soot become a believer in stories?
5. Why does Sharon call the Author when he is having dinner with a woman named Kelly in San Francisco?
6. How does the Author describe the scene as he and Sharon walk to the Bolton Town Hall?
7. Who asks the Author to autograph a book somewhere over West Texas, and what does he say about the fear that the Author has?
8. How did Kelly decide to become an undertaker?
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 has pleasant memories of things he did with his father. What type of relationship did the author and his father have?
Essay Topic 2
A bully is someone who picks on someone, often someone smaller or weaker. Who bullies Soot? How does Soot attempt to deal with the bullying? Why does no one stop the bullying?
Essay Topic 3
The Author struggles with dating and interacting with people. Why does the Author struggle with dating and interacting with people? Why are his feelings about being with people conflicted?
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