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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. About which of the following does Collin ask a 16-year-old Aaron in the school library?

2. Whom of the following does Me-Crazy assault for blowing a kiss at him?

3. On which of the following days does Aaron have an appointment with Leteo?

4. Which of the following are the dimensions of the painting with which Genevieve returns from New Orleans?

5. Which of the following descriptions matches Aaron’s Skelzies cap?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when an 11-year-old Aaron plays tag with Brendan and Baby Freddy?

4. What is the significance of the Legend of Iris game?

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

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

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

8. How does Aaron describe the experience of waking after having been assaulted by Me-Crazy?

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

10. With what sarcastic apologies does Aaron rebuke Genevieve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

That Aaron is the protagonist of the novel is clear. What character is next most important in the novel? What makes a character important? How does the chosen character meet that standard? What does it signify that the character does so, and how does that significance manifest?

Essay Topic 2

What effect does the unnumbered and unnamed section at the beginning of Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, have on the reader? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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