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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 do Altschuler and Davy both lie about doing?

2. Where do Davy and Altschuler have the best lunch they have ever had?

3. Who is Enid Gerber?

4. Where does Stephanie take Altschuler and Davy?

5. Who avoids Davy in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Stephanie give her roast beef to in Chapter 13?

2. Who takes Davy to the zoo?

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

4. What causes Mother to have mood swings?

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

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

7. Who is Enid Gerber?

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

9. Who dies in Chapter 22?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the book. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the concept of queerness in the novel. How is queerness handled in the novel via its characters and their understandings of queerness? What message do you think Donovon is trying to present regarding queerness? Use examples 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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