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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. On what floor is Simeon's apartment in "Five Things Easier to Do than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?

2. What does Kenzi carry everywhere he goes in "Five Things Easier to Do than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?

3. Where was Satchmo bitten by the rottweiler?

4. What is Kenzi's last class of the day in "Five Things Easier to Do than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?

5. How is Candace related to Bryson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What joke does Cynthia tell in the end of Mrs. Stevens's class in “Oookabooka Land"?

2. How does irony apply in “Satchmo's Master Plan"?

3. What is Satchmo's mother's profession? What led her to this profession?

4. What does Ty take to Bryson in the end of "Call of Duty"? What does this symbolize?

5. Where do Kenzi and Simeon go for snacks after school? How is this setting described?

6. How is Ty Carson described in “Call of Duty”?

7. How is the narrative of “Five Things Easier to do Than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake" structured?

8. What version of the video game is central in “Call of Duty”? Why is it significant?

9. What is the inciting incident that sets off the plot in “Call of Duty”?

10. What do "giggles" refer to in “Oookabooka Land" and why are they significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the overall plot structure of Look Both Ways as well as the individual plot structures within each story in the collection. Where is the climax in each story? What is the inciting incident in each story? How do the stories link together to create a cohesive whole?

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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