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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 time does Mr. Hennessey tell Paddy he needs to be in bed by?
2. What question does Paddy ask Sinbad when they are talking in bed one night?
3. How does Paddy like his eggs?
4. Why do the boys steal from Cyril the butcher?
5. Who do the boys try to hurt by making a voodoo doll?
Short Essay Questions
1. What errand must Paddy run for Mr. Hennessey and what does Paddy do with his reward?
2. Describe what happens when Paddy and Kevin try to look at Ian's dog's docked tail.
3. Describe the fight between Paddy and his new classmate.
4. One day Paddy and Sinbad find an object under their parents' bed. Using details from the text, describe what they find under the bed and what happens thereafter.
5. How does Paddy keep himself awake throughout the night?
6. Using details from the text, describe what happens to Paddy when he falls asleep in school after staying up all night.
7. When Sinbad and Paddy are talking one night in bed, how does Sinbad respond to Paddy's claims that their parents are fighting?
8. Using details from the text, describe Paddy and his ma's discussion about an unused room in their house.
9. Describe what happens when the two new students are added to Paddy's class in his second year with Mr. Hennessey.
10. How does Paddy learn to ride his bike?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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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