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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 does Fred do when he is excited?

2. What role does Altschuler have in the play?

3. What does Davy not want to be?

4. Who does Mother tell Davy not to compare her to?

5. Who does Davy become friends with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gets Davy and Altschuler to start talking again in Chapter 19?

2. Who does Davy become friends with?

3. What sports team elects Davy as their captain?

4. Who spends the night at Davy's house?

5. What does Altschuler say about his and Davy's kiss?

6. Who is Altschuler from originally?

7. How does Davy's school production of Julius and Caesar end?

8. Why does Davy make a scene in a department store?

9. Who is Larry Wilkins?

10. What does Mother find on the living room floor one day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Davy and Fred. Why is this relationship so important to Davy? What does Fred mean to him? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Mother and Davy. What is the nature of this relationship? Is it healthy? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Davy's anger in the weeks following Fred's death. What is he angry about, and who is he angry at? Who does he blame for Fred's demise? Use examples from the text as support.

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