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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 street is past the line of trees behind the school, as Cyntha walks home in "Ookabooka Land"?

2. Who owned the rottweiler that bit Satchmo?

3. What is Cynthia's last name said to be in "Ookabooka Land"?

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

5. Who owns the hardware store in Kenzi and Simeon's neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the inciting incident that sets off the plot 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 is an example of a "play on words" used in “Oookabooka Land"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 frame narrative in Look Both Ways. What frame device connects the stories in the collection? Where does this appear in the stories? How is the frame device explained in the final story?

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