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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 did Trista and Britton almost knock over as they rushed from class at the end of the day in "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?
(a) Sam Mosby.
(b) Andrew Knotts.
(c) James Jackson.
(d) Marcus Bradford.

2. The narrator of "Water Booger Bears" says in the first sentence that "This story was going to being like all the best stories" (xii). How was it going to begin, but no one saw it happen?
(a) With a cloud falling from the sky.
(b) With a school bus falling from the sky.
(c) With a gunshot.
(d) With a school bus hitting a crossing guard.

3. Who is referred to as "the munchie master" in "The Low Cuts Strike Again" (27)?
(a) Ms. DeeDee.
(b) Ms. CeeCee.
(c) Ms. Clara.
(d) Ms. Rose.

4. How does Pia leave school in the end of "Skitter Hitter"?
(a) Through the basement.
(b) Through the back door.
(c) Through the window.
(d) Through the front door.

5. What is TJ's singing voice compared to in "Water Booger Bears"?
(a) Wind chimes in a hurricane.
(b) A screeching hawk.
(c) The brakes on a school bus.
(d) Fingernails on a chalkboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Life Science teacher for Jasmine and TJ?

2. Who always writes stuff on Stevie's shirt in class, according to the narrator in "Skitter Hitter"?

3. Where does Pia go after school in the ending of "Skitter Hitter"?

4. At what bench outside the school do the Low Cuts always meet up?

5. What blood disease has Jasmine had since birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of the title of “Water Booger Bears”?

2. Where do the Low Cuts go to sell their candy? How much money do they make?

3. How is Stevie corralled into the event that involves Pia in "Skitter Hitter"?

4. What does Benni tell Fatima in the ending of “How to Look (Both) Both Ways”? What does she ask her?

5. How does Fatima perceive the boy with the notebook on the bus in “How to Look (Both) Both Ways”?

6. What do empy snack bags symbolize in “Water Booger Bears”?

7. What does Stevie ultimately confess to his mother in "Skitter Hitter"? How does she react?

8. How did the Low Cuts come together as a group?

9. How does TJ incorporate religion into his theory in “Water Booger Bears”?

10. What are some of the examples of bullying seen in "Skitter Hitter"?

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