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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. What type of car does Paddy's father buy?
2. What does Paddy's mother put on the sting that Paddy received while he was swimming?
3. What does Paddy read that causes him to fear World War III?
4. What is the name of the colony where Paddy's hero from his favorite story went?
5. Where does Paddy sometimes sit for hours?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Paddy's relationship with his two sisters, Catherine and Deirdre.
2. Describe some of the acts that Paddy and his friends committed that shows they were the town's troublemakers.
3. Where does the Clarke family go for Sinbad's Holy Communion and what happens when they are there?
4. Describe the ceremony that Paddy and his friends sometimes played on Fridays.
5. What happens to Paddy one day after they watch a Three Stooges movie at school?
6. What action during the family picnic causes Paddy to ruin Sinbad's biscuits? How does Paddy ruin the biscuits?
7. Paddy and his friends became the Vigour Tribe for a day. What were some of the acts committed by the Vigour Tribe?
8. Using details from the text, describe what happens when Paddy and Kevin enter the nurse's office to have their marks checked.
9. Using details from the text, describe how Paddy's fort under the table is an indication that Paddy still wants to be a child.
10. On some Fridays, Paddy's school would show a movie for the end of the day. What usually happened when the movies were shown?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Paddy's relationship with his brother, Sinbad. How does Paddy treat Sinbad throughout the story? How does the way Paddy treats Sinbad affect Sinbad?
Essay Topic 2
How are the elements of conflict presented in the novel? Is Paddy the only character that has a conflict or are there others? Use details from the class discussion and the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
10-year-old Paddy has amazing insights regarding his parents' various behaviors and mannerisms. Using details from the text, describe some of the behaviorisms that Paddy noted about his ma and da. Are there any other characters that Paddy picked up the mannerisms of?
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