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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 Tom hand Sam to drink?

2. What does Emmett call the route between Burger Boy and McDonald's?

3. What is Tom's garage called?

4. Who does Sam imagine bellowing out rock songs at the enemy?

5. What is Dawn examining nonchalantly as Sam buys the item for her at the drugstore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the excuse Sam thinks to herself that might keep her from going to Lonnie's brother's wedding?

2. What is the reason Sam thinks Jim's wife let him?

3. 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?

4. For Sam, what is the difference between the way people express their feelings on TV versus how they do in real life?

5. How does Emmett respond when Sam asks idf he is afraid their house will fall down?

6. How does Anita describe the police officer she is dating from Benton?

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

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

9. Why is it ironic that Colonel Blake fell out of the sky on his way home from the war?

10. How does Sam feel about Bruce Springsteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Lexington and Hopewell. What are Irene's feelings about both places in relation to Sam?

Essay Topic 2

Sam feels she knows nothing about herself, her name, and her father. How are these feelings manifested and how do they drive her to find out more about her history?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Emmett's reaction to finding Sam at Caewood's Pond. Why does he have this reaction?

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