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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. Who is the other National Merit Finalist at Wakefield High?
2. Steve responds to Doug's letter by doing what?
3. After three weeks of dating Dub, who asked to meet her?
4. Why do the teens get their pictures taken at semi-formal dances?
5. Who did Sarah enlist in the campaign to try to convince her mother to let her go to the concert in L.A?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the parade the members of the GOD club met to dismantle the float. What happens that night?
2. Describe the float that the GOD club is entering in the homecoming parade.
3. Describe the scene where Sarah asks for Steve's help to gain permission to go the Pearl Jam concert.
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. Doug Chappell is Steve's best friend who has formed a club at school for what reason?
7. The day before the homecoming dance, what does Steve do to prepare?
8. What is Steve's concern in regard to his father meeting Dub?
9. Describe two members of the GOD club.
10. After the homecoming dance, Steve and Dub talk about their week. What does Dub reveal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
What is the significance of Steve's father having a small wedding? Why does the small wedding surprise Steve? Does this represent a change in his father's character? Explain.
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