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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Abilene make his mufflers roar?

2. What happens with the Thalia football team?

3. Who keeps standing outside the picture show waiting for it to reopen?

4. When Dwayne comes home from boot camp how does he hook up with Sonny?

5. Why did Lois not marry Sam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book suggests that the Thalia High School students' behaviors change depending on the class they are in. Why do the students' behaviors change?

Essay Topic 2

Genevieve and Sonny's father could really be a comfort to one another. Explain why.

Essay Topic 3

Sonny and his father have had some major losses in their lives including Sonny's mother. Due to the losses there is tension between these two characters throughout the story. Write an essay on the effects the losses have had on the two of them as individuals and on their relationship with each other. Which character do you think should be extending a branch to the other to help mend the relationship, and why?

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