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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 was Pia's sister killed?

2. What assignment has Fatima's English teacher given for homework in "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?

3. What is Benni doing every day when Fatima meets her after school?

4. What is Benni's last name?

5. What did Jasmine give TJ for licking a dead mosquito off his arm once?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrative structure of “How to Look (Both) Both Ways” different than the other stories in the collection?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Fatima make lists?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the language style in “Oookabooka Land." Define the following and discuss how they apply in the story: assonance, alliteration, and repetition. How does the use of these literary devices influence the mood and tone of the story? How does it reflect upon the characters in the narrative? In what other stories in the collection are these devices prominent?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss three examples of imagery (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, etc.) in “Call of Duty." What does each example describe? How does the imagery affect you as a reader? What comedy arises from the imagery in the story?

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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