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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 Davy ask Mother to do in Chapter 14?

2. Where does Stephanie take Altschuler and Davy?

3. Who does Davy become friends with?

4. What is Altschuler not ashamed of?

5. Who does Altschuler say died in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Father suggest to Davy about Altschuler?

4. What drink do Davy and Altschuler try together?

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

6. What does Davy appreciate about Stephanie?

7. Who does Davy get into a fight with in the locker room?

8. Who asks Davy to walk home with him one day?

9. Why does Davy decline Altschuler's invitation to spend a Saturday at his house?

10. What sports team elects Davy as their captain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the role of grief in the book. Who in the novel experiences grief, and why? What events trigger their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Davy's interest in animals. Why is Davy so drawn to animals? What does he love about them, and what does his passion for animals suggest about the kind of person he is? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Davy's move to New York. How is his life different from his life and Boston? In what ways does the move have a positive or negative effect on Davy?

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