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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 was the senior who didn't graduate?

2. After the wedding where did the wedding party go to eat?

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

4. What did Steve get from Mr.Waters for Christmas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. At Steve's graduation who from his family attended?

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

3. What happens in Houston Sophomore Year (pp 127-131) when Steve returns home after Christmas break?

4. What is it that Steve discovers at the senior assembly after Mr. DeMouy talks?

5. During his junior year, Steve won what award and who went with him to get it?

6. What has Allison and Steve's relationship evolved into at the end of the story?

7. What did GOD club do for the talent show and what was the outcome?

8. What does Steve find when he returns home from his mother's during Christmas vacation?

9. What icon died and what decision did it push Steve into making?

10. As a show of pride for his father, what does Steve do first when he arrives in Yakima?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given what is seen in the book, did Steve and his father truly connect and forgive each other? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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