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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. To which of the following does Thomas compare Aaron’s apartment?

2. Which of the following does Aaron see advertised before the movie he sees with Thomas in a theater?

3. Which of the following movies does Thomas invite Aaron to see with him at his home?

4. Aaron notes his apartment has the smell of which of the following?

5. As which of the following does Thomas initially refer to Aaron?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Aaron give for wanting to avoid shooting fireworks from roofs?

2. What reasons does Aaron give for liking summer in his neighborhood?

3. What complaints does Aaron have regarding the shirts Thomas makes available to him?

4. Why does Thomas note his high school track field is a place of importance for him?

5. What reasons does Aaron give for calling Brendan his “sort of best friend” (5)?

6. What occupations does Aaron note Elsie holds?

7. What fate does Aaron note awaits the community center shirts he and his friends receive at Family Day?

8. What admonishment does Elsie give Thomas as she allows Aaron to go to his home to watch a movie?

9. For what reason does Aaron note Baby Freddy is disallowed from being the hunter in games of manhunt?

10. What reasons does Aaron note for being reluctant to discuss his father’s suicide, even as he first discusses the matter with Thomas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What function does the front matter serve for the novel? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Fathers are notably scarce in the novel. Even those depicted are treated minimally. What effect does the scarcity have in the novel, and how does that effect present itself?

Essay Topic 3

Aaron comments through much of the text on the lack of money in his household. At the same time, the family is supplied with gaming systems and other luxuries. How, therefore, does the novel define poverty? What in the text supports the definition? How does the text support that definition?

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