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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 is Coach carrying at the end of Chapter 4?

2. What day of the week does Patina's history group decide to get together in Chapter 7?

3. What is the name of a kid who is no longer on the track team?

4. In what wing of Chester Academy is the elementary school?

5. What grades did Maddy bring home from school for the week in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of music does Whit want the girls to dance to and why?

2. What does Coach make Lu and Ghost do when they tease the girls while they practice the waltz in Chapter 5?

3. What are the other track team members doing while Patina and the other girls start moving to waltz music?

4. What does Patina observe about house numbers on the drive to MLK Park?

5. What type of school is Chester Academy, and how is it laid out?

6. What does Becca talk about at lunch in Chapter 8?

7. What problems does Patina have with group projects for school?

8. In Chapter 7, where is Cotton and why does she not like the trip?

9. How does Patina walk through the halls of Chester and why?

10. When the girls are waltzing apart, what does Patina think they look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood Patina, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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