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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. Where does Victoria work?

2. What does Victoria need on her lunch break?

3. Why does Ike and Bobby's mother cry when they are there?

4. Who does Maggie mention that makes the McPherons understand why Victoria is not getting any family support?

5. Who does Tom Guthrie bring with him to the McPheron's place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who gathers at the McPherons' for a Memorial Day celebration and what do the brothers tell Guthrie?

2. How does Victoria feel on the way to the McPherons' house and what happens when she and Maggie arrive there?

3. What does Crowder tell Russell Beckman's parents as to the reason they have been called to the office and what does Mrs. Beckman say? What does Russell say?

4. What does Maggie tell Harold at the store and what do he and his brother decide they need to do?

5. What does Mrs. Stearns do with Ike and Bobby while the cookies are baking? What does she tell them?

6. What do Ike and Bobby do when they get home from school?

7. What does Victoria do when Dwayne comes home drunk at three in the morning? What does he do?

8. What kind of report does a male student make in Guthrie's class and what does he say when Guthrie asks why his report is so short? What is Gurthrie's response to the student's answer?

9. Why does Victoria visit Maggie in her classroom?

10. What does Victoria tell Maggie about the baby's father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The only question Victoria has for the doctor is whether her baby is all right. Clearly she does want the baby. At this point it is difficult to say why Victoria wants to have the baby despite the hardships pregnancy and motherhood will cause. Perhaps because Victoria has never had a fulfilling family life she is ready to love a child of her own.

1. Discuss the reasons why Victoria might want to have her baby.

2. Do you think Victoria should keep her baby? Why or why not?

3. Discuss the pros and cons of a teenage girl having and keeping a baby.

Essay Topic 2

Victoria not only becomes pregnant but is thrown out of her home.

1. What effect do you think these types of events would have on a teenage girl? Use examples from the book and your experience to support your answer.

2. What do you think Victoria can do to adjust to the changes in her life? Use examples from the book and your experience to support your answer.

3. Do you think it was fair for Victoria's mother to throw her out? What consequences did the boy have to face? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your experience to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The source of Russell's tendency for inappropriate behavior is obvious. With parents who lash out in vulgar tirades it is little wonder that Russell sees bullying and violence as acceptable behavior.

1. In light of the above statement discuss the saying: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Do you think Russell's behavior should be excused in view of what type of people his parents seem to be? Why or why not?

3. Discuss why Russell's behavior seems to reflect his parents. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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