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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 descriptions matches the Skelzies cap Aaron makes for Thomas?

2. Which of the following does Eric call a nine-year-old Aaron?

3. To which of the following does Aaron compare Slattery?

4. Which of the following does Eric call a nine-year-old Aaron?

5. Whom of the following does Aaron note Me-Crazy likes to throw?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. With what sarcastic apologies does Aaron rebuke Genevieve?

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

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

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

7. What reasons are cited for Thomas thinking Genevieve a witch?

8. What activities does Aaron muse that Genevieve will not share with him but that Thomas does?

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

10. What happens when Aaron first returns home after his assault by Me-Crazy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point, Aaron asks Thomas “You do know we aren’t in Queens, right?” (68). What stereotypes are being referenced by the question, what does the invocation of those stereotypes indicate about the characters concerned, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

If there is a single, overarching message or discourse or moral to the novel, what is it? What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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