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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 Ty steal from a yard on his way to Bryson's after leaving school in "Call of Duty"?

2. What is Bryson making to eat when the doorbell rings in "Call of Duty"?

3. Where did Satchmo and his mother move four years after he was bitten by the dog?

4. What is Bryson's last name in "Call of Duty"?

5. What is Satchmo's mother's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the outline of Satchmo's plan in “Satchmo's Master Plan"?

4. What did Bryson do in the cafeteria that caused him to be a target of bullying?

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

6. What is the inciting incident in “Satchmo's Master Plan"?

7. How is Kenzi Thompson described in “Five Things Easier to do Than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?

8. What is revealed of Simeon and Kenzi's brothers in the end of “Five Things Easier to do Than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?

9. What do Kenzi and Simeon aspire to be when they grow up?

10. What is noted about Satchmo's name in “Satchmo's Master Plan"? Why is this significant?

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

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 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?

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