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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 Fatima ask Benni for in the end of "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?

2. Who is the principal at Brookshire Boys Academy?

3. What is the main road outside the school that the Low Cuts set out on after their meeting in "The Low Cuts Strike Again"?

4. Who yells as Pia skateboards down the school hallways "No skating allowed!" in "Skitter Hitter" (48)?

5. What is TJ's singing voice compared to in "Water Booger Bears"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does "Skitter" symbolize in "Skitter Hitter"?

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

5. Why has Jasmine Jordan been away from school in “Water Booger Bears”? For how long has she been away?

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

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

8. Why does Pia not encounter Stevie in the end of "Skitter Hitter"?

9. How did the Low Cuts get their name?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the interaction between Stevie and Pia in "Skitter Hitter." Why does the narrator indicate that their meeting might have been different? What happens between these characters in the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Fatima Moss in “How to Look (Both) Both Ways.” What makes Fatima stand out among the other characters in the book? What are Fatima's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story? What is her relationship with Benni like?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss TJ's theory of mankind in “Water Booger Bears,” as well as Jasmine's rebuttal to that theory. How does TJ justify the aspects of his theory? What does Jasmine say she would be rather than a booger? Why?

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