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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. In what construction material do Paddy and his friends sometimes play?
2. What type of sandwiches does the Clarke family eat on their picnic?
3. What color is the water bottle that Paddy receives for Christmas?
4. Which writer of the Irish Proclamation of Independence does Paddy say is his grandfather?
5. What game are Paddy and his friends playing when Liam breaks his teeth?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Paddy and his father go to the library?
2. Using details from the text, describe what happens when Paddy and Kevin enter the nurse's office to have their marks checked.
3. Describe what happens when Miss Watkins brings in a tea-towel with the Proclamation of Independence on it into Paddy's classroom.
4. Where does the Clarke family go for Sinbad's Holy Communion and what happens when they are there?
5. Describe some of the acts that Paddy and his friends committed that shows they were the town's troublemakers.
6. Describe Paddy's relationship with his ma.
7. Using details from the text, describe how Paddy's fort under the table is an indication that Paddy still wants to be a child.
8. On some Fridays, Paddy's school would show a movie for the end of the day. What usually happened when the movies were shown?
9. Using details from the text, describe what it was like taking a family photo in the Clarke household.
10. Why does Paddy pour salt on a slug and what happens after he pours the salt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of Paddy's fears? How does fear play a central role in the novel? Are Paddy's fears substantial or just trivial?
Essay Topic 2
Paddy changes throughout the story. In what ways does Paddy change? Does his change represent the elements in his life that he has no control over or is his change typical child development?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Paddy's relationship with his friends. Do they have a solid relationship? Use details from class discussion and the text to support your answers.
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