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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. How many of the latest kind of animal on the construction site were let loose?

2. What sport did Beatrice’s dad used to play professionally?

3. Who called in sick to school on Monday at the beginning of Chapter Four?

4. What sort of footwear was the strange boy seen running in Chapter One wearing?

5. What was the name of the portable toilets on the flatbed truck at the beginning of Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are animals used as symbolism in Chapter Eight?

2. Roy seems to surprise people a great deal simply by being honest and straightforward. What are some examples of this from Chapter Four?

3. What did Roy see as his four options when he heard Dana was planning to beat him up after school?

4. What is the memory of Montana Roy has in Chapter Five?

5. What about Officer Delinko’s interaction with Curly in Chapter One shows how different their personalities are?

6. What two favors does Officer Delinko ask of Roy while during their drive to Roy’s house, and how does Roy feel about them?

7. How did Roy and Officer Delinko meet?

8. How does Roy figure out that the barefoot boy is responsible for the alligators in the portable toilets?

9. Why does Roy receive the punishment that he does for fighting with Dana?

10. What is revealed about Beatrice’s home life in Chapter Ten, and how might this change the readers’ perception of her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roy feels very strongly about Montana and Florida. How does he feel about each state? When and how do his feelings about Florida change? What does he ultimately realize?

Essay Topic 2

Dana and Beatrice are both have a public persona of being bullies. Are they bullies in all aspects of their lives? What are their home lives like? What do they have in common? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

The author portrays the characters’ ages well through their speech. What are some examples of how the characters’ speech patterns or verbiage gives away their age? Why might an author do this? Do you think that this author had used this writing technique effectively?

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