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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. Where did John spend the summer when he was thirteen?

2. How does John characterize his relationship with Mary Trompke at this time?

3. What didn't John like about the Caribbean?

4. What would John Robison do to Doug?

5. What was John Robison's reaction when his parents fought?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe John's parents' relationship.

2. How did John get to know Ace Frehley?

3. Describe John's first encounter with a Porsche.

4. Describe John's parents' strange behavior.

5. Describe the deterioration of John's parents' marriage in chapter 7,

6. Describe John Robison as a child.

7. What problems does John say he had playing with other children?

8. What does John say was his mother's reaction to the dissolution of her marriage?

9. How did John's life change when he started to go on the road with rock bands?

10. What was John's relationship with Porsches after this first encounter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the advantages and disadvantages of John's pranks? How do they help him? How do they hurt him?

Essay Topic 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the humorous tone John Robison takes throughout his memoir? What does he gain, by it? What does he lose?

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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