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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. How many students from New York State were honored for their scores on a math test?
2. What day of the week did Will remember going to the dump with his father on September 10?
3. What field does Aimee's money work in?
4. What color does the author say that the sky was on September 11, 2001?
5. What time did the first plane strike the North Tower of the World Trade Center?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has Will tried to help his mom after his father died?
2. On September 9, why is Aimee sad?
3. Why is it a relief at lunch on September 10 when Will's friends help themselves to his food?
4. What are Sergio and another boy doing at 7:46 a.m. on September 9?
5. Why does Naheed go to her locker before science class on September 10, and why does it take so long?
6. Why does Sergio decide not to go to school on September 10?
7. On September 10, why does Sergio's father stop by the apartment where Sergio lives with his grandmother?
8. In the Prologue, how does the narrator say that everyone remembers September 11?
9. Why is Aimee late starting at her new school?
10. What was Will's father's job, and what did it seem like when he was home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Sergio is black. How does Sergio feel that being black has affected his life? What has been Sergio’s experience with racism and how has it affected how he views life?
Essay Topic 3
Conflicts in a book are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?
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