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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 King notice about Sandy's face on the night of the search party?

2. What does Sandy call King?

3. Where does King go after the search party?

4. Who in the narrator's life hated Mikey?

5. What does King's dad say about Sheriff Sanders?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Camille feel bad after a kid goes missing?

2. What does Jasmine want to be when she grows up?

3. What does King tell Sandy about his brother?

4. Who is writing a movie script?

5. What does Khalid say about time?

6. Who is Jasmine?

7. Who does King allow to hide in his tent?

8. Who has not cooked since Khalid died?

9. Who does King give information to about the missing kid?

10. What does King's dad tell him before he leaves for school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument. Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing King's talk with his father at the Mardi Gras Parade. What do they talk about, and why is it an important turning point in their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring King's relationship to the bayou. Why does he go there every day? What keeps drawing him to that area, and why is it important to him?

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