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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. Why couldn't Paddy hit Sinbad anymore after the food offering went awry?

3. How many days a week is Paddy responsible for washing the dishes?

4. What two new students are placed in Paddy's class during his second year in Mr. Hennessey's classroom?

5. How many cousins does Paddy have in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Paddy want to visit the zoo again?

2. How does Sinbad react when Paddy offers Sinbad an item of food the day Paddy falls asleep in class?

3. How does Paddy keep himself awake throughout the night?

4. On several occasions, Sinbad and Paddy ask their parents for a dog. Describe the conversation that finally leads them to stop asking for a dog.

5. Describe what happens when the two new students are added to Paddy's class in his second year with Mr. Hennessey.

6. Describe what happens when Paddy and Kevin try to look at Ian's dog's docked tail.

7. 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.

8. What steps does Paddy take to prevent his parents' fighting?

9. What crime does Sinbad commit without Paddy and what happens after Sinbad commits the crime?

10. What lies does Paddy tell Kevin when the two boys are talking about their parents fighting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Using details from the text, describe how American influence played a role in the novel. Was it just a one time occurrence or were there several occurrences? List any occurrences that may have appeared and use details from the text and class discussion to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Using details from the text and class discussions, compare and contrast how Sinbad and Paddy respond to their parents' fighting.

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