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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 everyone call Cynthia Sower, according to the narrator in "Water Booger Bears"?

2. What does Jasmine say she would be if not a booger in "Water Booger Bears"?

3. Who is the choir director at TJ and Jasmine's church?

4. Who is Bit's mother?

5. Who is the guidance counselor at the school where the Low Cuts attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of Gregory Pitts and his friends in “How a Boy Can Become a Grease Fire." What is the most notable thing about Gregory? Are Gregory's friends true allies? How is their friendship demonstrated in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the revelation that appears in the ending of “Five Things Easier to do Than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake." How does this revelation help the reader understand Kenzi and Simeon's relationship? Who are Chucky and Mason? What happened to them?

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