View a FREE sample

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 of the apartment building did Cinder live with his girlfriend?

2. Who is Simeon's teacher for his last class of the day in "Five Things Easier to Do than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?

3. Who owned the rottweiler that bit Satchmo?

4. What does Cynthia say she would do if she were a negative number in "Ookabooka Land"?

5. Who is the crossing guard that hugs Kenzi every day in "Five Things Easier to Do than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is an example of a "play on words" used in “Oookabooka Land"?

3. How is Bryson Wills described in “Call of Duty”?

4. How is Cynthia described in “Oookabooka Land"?

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

6. 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"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Jasmine and TJ in “Water Booger Bears.” What is the relationship between these characters? How do they demonstrate that relationship? What symbolism in the story illustrates their friendship?

Essay Topic 2

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 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 876 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample