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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. Steve's favorite place to go after school in San Diego is where?

2. What did Steve want to borrow for his homecoming date?

3. What did Steve do at Doug's after getting dressed for his date?

4. How much money did the GODs win for most original float in the homecoming parade?

5. During a game of "I Never" Doug gives Steve what Indian warrior name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Steve goes to visit his mother at her workplace his senior year?

2. The day before the homecoming dance, what does Steve do to prepare?

3. Doug Chappell is Steve's best friend who has formed a club at school for what reason?

4. Cap's is the place that Steve goes to after school. What is it and why is it good for Steve?

5. Steve had an elaborate plan for homecoming night, so his father wouldn't find out about the dance and his date. What was it?

6. Describe the fight at Steve's mother's dinner table.

7. Describe the float that the GOD club is entering in the homecoming parade.

8. After the homecoming dance, Steve and Dub talk about their week. What does Dub reveal?

9. Describe the scene in Houston, Sophomore Year where Steve comes to the kitchen while his father is there.

10. Who was Toby the Party at Wakefield and why was that his nickname?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on one of the following subjects:

Part 1) The inner turmoil that teenagers feel and the emotional and or physical release that drugs provide.

Part 2) A teenager's need to feel accepted.

Part 3) The importance that music has on young adults.

Essay Topic 2

Why is it that Doug and Steve quit being friends for a time? What does it say about Doug and Steve that their friendship becomes so easily strained?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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