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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 are all over the floor of Cinder's room when Cynthia goes in, in "Ookabooka Land"?

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

3. What is Bryson's screen name for gaming?

4. Who is referred to in "Call of Duty" as "a fake tough guy who everyone knew got chumped by the smallest kid in the school" (88)?

5. According to the narrator in "Call of Duty," Ty has been trying to get Ms. Wockley to convince who to start a gaming league at the school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What led up to Satchmo being bitten by a dog in the flashback in “Satchmo's Master Plan"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Describe the four members of the Low Cuts. How are they similar? How are they different? How did they form their "gang"? What actions are the Low Cuts known for?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of symbolism in “Oookabooka Land." What does the title of this story refer to? What are "giggles" and what do they represent? Why does Cynthia take her joke to Cinder? How is this action symbolic?

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