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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 kind of martial arts did Trista's dad raise her up in?

2. What does TJ say God made man from in "Water Booger Bears"?

3. What is Fatima's last class of the day in "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?

4. What did Pia name her skateboard?

5. Who does TJ say is his "new mother" in "Water Booger Bears" (11)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Pia's relationship with Fawn Samms in "Skitter Hitter"?

4. What is a frame narrative and how is this established in “Water Booger Bears”?

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

6. Who are the Low Cuts? How are they described?

7. How did the Low Cuts get their name?

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

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

10. Where do the Low Cuts go to buy candy in “The Low Cuts Strike Again”? What do they buy?

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

Discuss the use of symbolism in “Oookabooka Land." What does the title of this story refer to? What are "giggles" and what do they represent? Why does Cynthia take her joke to Cinder? How is this action symbolic?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of red herrings in “The Low Cuts Strike Again.” What is a red herring? How does this term apply to the story? What effect do the red herrings have on the reader?

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