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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 much does Emmett complain that his skin doctor appointment costs?

2. From where does Lonnie call on the night of the dance?

3. Where does Jim say he is taking Emmett to get the Agent Orange test?

4. Which restaurant on the trip has Sam heard is good?

5. What does the injured soldier do on M*A*S*H do that Emmett points out to Anita?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Emmett warn Sam and Lonnie not to let Moon Pie outside when the leave for Caewood's Pond?

2. Why doesn't Lonnie want to be an electrician?

3. How does Anita act towards Emmett when she comes over for dinner?

4. What makes Emmett say that Earl gets up on his high horse?

5. Why didn't Sam move to Lexington with her mother and her new husband?

6. What does Sam have in her purse that she thinks Mawmaw would have a heart attack if she found out was there and what is her plan if she gets pulled over by the police?

7. How does Sam see the waitress at Howard Johnson's where she, Mawmaw, and Emmett eat on their trip?

8. Why does Hopewell have Flag Days?

9. What do Sam and Dawn have in common concerning their living arrangements?

10. Why doesn't Emmett take the job he is offered at the cookie factory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Emmett spends many hours digging a hole next to the foundation of the house. What does he say are his reasons for doing so? What does Sam think his real reason is for doing it?

Essay Topic 2

The house Sam lives in is falling apart. Explain how the house is a metaphor for in this book.

Essay Topic 3

Anita loves Emmett very much. Why can't Emmett have a relationship with her? What does Sam speculate at different times in the book might be his problem with Anita and women in general?

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