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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. With which of the following does Chapter 33 begin?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 34 begin?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 32 begin?

4. With which of the following does Chapter 20 begin?

5. To which of the following do camp counselors compare a pontoon boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Melody describe the smell of jazz?

2. What earns Malik his nickname of Candy Man?

3. What reputation does Melody note the Fiery Falcons are developing at camp?

4. How does Melody compare herself to a light fixture on her back porch?

5. Why does Melody feel like crying while aboard the Silver Sarah?

6. Why does Melody doubt she should tell her parents about her horseback ride?

7. What evidence against Butterscotch’s fierceness does Melody present?

8. What thought regarding her horse saddens Melody as she rides?

9. How is Melody equipped for going out on a nature walk?

10. How do the Panthers clean themselves of the skunk smell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s cabin-mates’ names.

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s counselor’s name.

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of Draper’s work on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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