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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 Mawmaw sarcastically complain that she neglected to bring on the trip that she wishes she had if she were going to sleep in the same hotel room with Emmett?
2. What kind of food does Martha say is going to be at Lonnie's brother's wedding?
3. What does Anita say about the Vietnam War in general, agreeing with what Sam says her mother thinks about the war?
4. What does Emmett say that science can't explain?
5. What does Emmett mix with his Coke in the hotel room?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sam think America could have won the Vietnam War if the enemy understood English?
2. Why is Sam afraid to ask Emmett why he flew the Vietcong flag from the courthouse?
3. What does Dawn tell her when Sam tells her Lonnie is going to a stag party?
4. What does Sam feel when she hears the new Beatles song on the radio?
5. 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?
6. Why does Hopewell have Flag Days?
7. How does the media treat the elections as Sam and Emmett watch the coverage on TV?
8. Why is it ironic that Colonel Blake fell out of the sky on his way home from the war?
9. What reasons does Sam have for trying to persuade Emmett to get a job?
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
The television show, M*A*S*H, is mentioned throughout the book. Why do Sam and Emmett watch it religiously? How does it strengthen the bond between them?
Essay Topic 2
Why is Tom attractive to Sam? Why won't he return her affections?
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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