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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. Which of the following is described as “the happiest animal in the world” (196)?

2. Which of the following games is suggested at Thomas’s birthday party?

3. Which of the following does Aaron use to describe Me-Crazy?

4. Which of the following does Thomas jokingly posit is Aaron’s secret?

5. Whom of the following does Aaron encounter while taking a package to the post office?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the flea market, what does Aaron note *needing* rather than *wanting*?

2. What does Thomas report doing while Aaron was recovering from his assault?

3. What reasons does Thomas give for leaving off the idea of becoming a director?

4. What is the cover story told to Kyle to explain his family having moved?

5. What are the truths and a lie Thomas tells about himself in the game at his birthday party?

6. What failures as a parent does Elsie identify in herself?

7. What influence from his friends on how he treats romantic partners does Aaron cite?

8. What body part does Aaron note is a good target for attack, and why?

9. What signs does a 15-year-old Aaron receive from Genevieve about her attraction to him?

10. What does Aaron note as his initial reasons for starting his Sun Warden comic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suicide attempts, successful and not, loom large in Silvera’s novel. What purpose might the inclusion of such material serve in the text? What in the text indicates that purpose, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Thomas repeatedly asserts “no homo” in his interactions with Aaron. Why might he be at pains to do so? What in the novel suggests as much, and how does it do so?

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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