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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. Who tosses Satchmo a textbook he had left behind in Mrs. Stevens's class in "Satchmo's Master Plan"?

2. What was the clothes-maker's face filled with when he first said "shirt," according to Cynthia's story in "Ookabooka Land"?

3. Who is said to be Cynthia's hero in "Ookabooka Land"?

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

5. On what floor of the apartment building did Cinder live with his girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is Cinder described in “Oookabooka Land"?

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

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

9. 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"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare the characters of Satchmo Jenkins and Canton Post in Look Both Ways. How are these characters similar? How are they different? In what ways does the past influence each character's perceptions of and actions within the present?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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