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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. Where is Travis in the Epilogue?

2. What is Matt's last name?

3. Where does Travis take out the box of letters from in Chapter 34?

4. What has the Christian Youth Group done for Travis in Chapter 31?

5. How much money does Travis's father give him for Christmas in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cate react to Travis' request that she keep him company in Part 6, Chapter 25?

2. What happens to Travis's ashes in Chapter 35?

3. What do Travis and his mother discuss when Travis returns home in Chapter 28?

4. How does Chapter 26 stand in juxtaposition to the other chapters in the novel?

5. How does Travis respond when his friends try to convince him of the foolishness of what he's about to do in Chapter 32?

6. What advice does Lawrence Ramsey offer to Travis in Chapter 29?

7. What does Travis learn from his father regarding his parents' divorce in Chapter 27?

8. What news does Travis learn from Kyle in Chapter 27?

9. Where does Matt take Travis and Hatton in Chapter 29? Why?

10. What is significant about the chapter title of Chapter 34?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Jeremy Pratt and what is his relationship to the protagonist? How does Travis learn about Jeremy Pratt? What does he learn about him? What does Jeremy signify to Travis?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the chapter titles throughout Noggin. What relationship do the chapter titles have to the actions or dialogue in the story? Why do you think the author has chosen to title each chapter in this manner? Are there exceptions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Travis's friendship with Hatton in the novel. When and where does Travis meet Hatton? How is Hatton similar to Travis's other friends? How is he different?

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