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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 sound interrupted Steve and Dub's making out in his bedroom?

2. What does Steve believe the astronaut did to his mother while they were still married?

3. Where did the GOD group meet on Thursday night?

4. What did Steve tell the waitress in Cap's he was majoring in?

5. While in Economics class, which celebrity did Toby say had died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the summer before his junior year Steve flies back to Texas for his birthday?

2. Who does Dub's older sister think the faculty member in charge of GOD should be and why?

3. What does Steve tell Dub about the relationship between him and his father?

4. Describe the scene at Steve's father's wedding.

5. Describe the GOD meeting in Houston, Sophomore Year (pp. 112-113).

6. What do Steve and Allison share with each other while on the trip to the Pearl Jam concert?

7. What do Bill and Holly say when asked how they are going to make their relationship work while they are at different colleges?

8. A month before graduation Steve calls his father for what reason?

9. During his senior year, Sarah and Steve get into a large fight one night while watching videos. What was it about and what was revealed?

10. Describe the scene in Houston, Sophomore Year (pp. 139-142) when the GOD group goes for a spring break party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Divorced families are becoming more common. In what ways is Steve's family typical for a divorced family? In what ways are they atypical?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the purpose of the club that Doug started called GOD. In what ways did the club contradict itself? Explain.

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