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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. How much money did Doug get from his dad over his bet about the yearbook?
2. Steve responds to Doug's letter by doing what?
3. Who confesses to wanting to go to the homecoming dance?
4. What did Steve want to borrow for his homecoming date?
5. What does Steve's mom, Cindy, do for a living?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the fight at Steve's mother's dinner table.
2. What are some examples of how Steve garnered his father's disapproval?
3. The day before the homecoming dance, what does Steve do to prepare?
4. After the completion of the float for the parade, how did the club members celebrate?
5. After transferring, Steve is in jeopardy of failing senior year. What is the plan devised by Mr.DeMouy to get Steve to graduate? Why did he devise this plan?
6. Describe the scene in San Diego, senior year when Steve is in Mr. Demouy's office and what Mr. Demouy has to say.
7. Describe the float that the GOD club is entering in the homecoming parade.
8. According to his letter, what is Doug doing Steve's senior year?
9. What are the doubts that Steve begins having about going with Dub to the dance?
10. Describe what happens the night after the completion of the homecoming float between Rhonda and Steve and what are the consequences?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare Steve to his father.
Part 1) Are the similarities between Steve and his father realistic?
Part 2) Is there anything shown to the reader that shows how much they are alike earlier in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the relationship that Steve has with his father.
Part 1) Describe the relationship between Steve and his father at the beginning of the story. Compare that to the relationship of Steve and his mother.
Part 2) In what way does the relationship between Steve and his father change over the course of the book? What is the reason for the majority of the change?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Steve's personality and the many changes that he goes through. How does Steve change from the beginning of the story until the end of the story? Why does he change in the way that he does?
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