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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 is Veg's idea for the talent show?

2. What did Steve and Dub lose that summer?

3. Why did Steve feel so forlorn on the last day of school his sophomore year?

4. What did the astronaut have to say when he got home?

5. What emotion did Steve describe when Dub went partying with her sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Allison and Steve start seeing more of each other their senior year, yet Steve doesn't acknowledge her in certain places--where and why?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the first assignment in Mr. Waters' Creative Writing class.

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

Jealousy is found many times throughout the story.

Part 1) Explain how jealousy affects people.

Part 2) Why is jealousy such an overwhelming emotion?

Part 3) What would have been your reaction to finding your boyfriend/girlfriend sleeping with your high school teacher?

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

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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