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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. Sonny doesn't get back from the ranch with the butane tank until almost what time?

2. How much money do Sonny and Dwayne have when they go to the cafe for breakfast?

3. When Sonny breaks up with Charlene, she gives him back what?

4. What sport can the Thalia students play if they don't sneak off for lunch?

5. What does Coach Popper say that he could have bought with what he has spent on Ruth's pills?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Sonny and Dwayne choose to live above the pool hall?

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

3. Why do you think there is tension between Sonny and his father?

4. Why does Genevieve tell Sonny that it is Dwayne's tough luck that he is with Jacy?

5. When Coach Popper is upset about only having nine boys show up for basketball practice, what does Coach Popper make the team do?

6. What happens to Joe Bob when he is supposed to preach?

7. Why does Genevieve say that she and her husband quit being friends with the Farrows?

8. Why does Sonny make a connection with Ruth?

9. What happens on the school bus on the way back to Thalia High School?

10. How do you think Sonny feels after he breaks up with Charlene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jacy is crushed when Abilene uses her and also when she finds out that Bobby Sheen married Annie. Jacy doesn't realize that she treated Dwayne, Lester, and Sonny that same way. Write an essay about why you feel Jacy is unable to make that connection.

Essay Topic 2

The characters maturity levels really cover the gamut in this story. How do you think the maturity differences affect the characters in their relationships?

Essay Topic 3

In the opening chapter of the book, Sam loses fifty dollars to Abilene on a bet that the Thalia football team will win. Why do you think Sam does this when the Thalia football team almost always loses? Why do you think he would risk losing fifty dollars instead of betting less?

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