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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. How long did Jasmine miss school for her first attack with the blood disease?
2. Who knocked out the kid that was making fun of John John and calling him an old man in "The Low Cuts Strike Again"?
3. How many classes in school do TJ and Jasmine have together?
4. What blood disease has Jasmine had since birth?
5. What is Pia's last name?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Fatima make lists?
2. How does Fatima perceive the boy with the notebook on the bus in “How to Look (Both) Both Ways”?
3. Where do the Low Cuts go to sell their candy? How much money do they make?
4. Who are the Low Cuts? How are they described?
5. How is Stevie Munsen described in "Skitter Hitter"?
6. How is the narrative structure of “How to Look (Both) Both Ways” different than the other stories in the collection?
7. How did the Low Cuts get their name?
8. How did the Low Cuts come together as a group?
9. How is irony applicable to the character of Bit in “The Low Cuts Strike Again”?
10. What are some of the examples of bullying seen in "Skitter Hitter"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare the characters of Satchmo Jenkins and Canton Post in Look Both Ways. How are these characters similar? How are they different? In what ways does the past influence each character's perceptions of and actions within the present?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the characters of Simeon Cross and Kenzi Thompson in “Five Things Easier to do Than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake." How does the narrator describe the physicalities of these friends? For how long have they known one another? What is the basis of their friendship?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of video gaming in “Call of Duty." To what characters is gaming important? How would you describe the relationship between these characters? How is video gaming related to daily life in the story?
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