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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sonny think about while trying to fall asleep the night of the annual square dance?
(a) Charlene.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Jacy.
(d) Jimmie Sue.

2. Who is knocked unconscious during the first basketball game?
(a) Joe.
(b) Sonny.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Dwayne.

3. Who withdraws from the sex with the blind heifer competition the boys have after the annual square dance?
(a) Billy.
(b) Sonny.
(c) Dwayne.
(d) Leroy.

4. Coach Popper gets mad when only how many players show up for practice?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

5. What does Ruth dream in Chapter 11?
(a) That she is having sex with Sonny.
(b) That she is giving birth to Sonny.
(c) That she is having sex with Dwayne.
(d) That she is having sex with Coach Popper.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sonny breaks up with Charlene she makes him give her back what?

2. When Sonny gets back to the gym what does Coach Popper ask him?

3. What is guarding the butane tank?

4. Why does Sonny tell Genevieve that he is blue?

5. Even though it is Charlene's curfew she suggests that she and Sonny go where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significance is Jacy to Bobby Sheen?

2. Why do you think Coach Popper didn't tell Ruth that Sonny would be driving her to the doctor?

3. Do you think that Abilene gets an ego boost by coming to Thalia? Please cite examples from the book.

4. What does Genevieve say that is bad about Dwayne to Sonny?

5. Explain the ways that Sonny and Dwayne's friendship resembles a marriage.

6. Why did Sam never marry the girl from the tank?

7. What do Sonny and Jacy do on their wedding night?

8. After Jacy is with Abilene she has a pivotal moment that she shares with her mom Lois. What is it?

9. What seems to be some of the favorite pastimes in Thalia?

10. Which character is lonely in Chapter 1? Give at least one example from Chapter 1 where it shows their loneliness.

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