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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 Helene playing with during the scrimmage in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 9, on whose face does Aaron slam the locker room door?

3. What job does Nurse Duncan give Chase, Bear, and Aaron in Chapter 9?

4. How many stories does the Portland Street Assisted Living Residence have?

5. Who are the people in photographs in Dr. Fitzwallace's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chase see and hear when he wakes in Chapter 1?

2. What does Dr. Fitzwallace tell Chase when he talks to him before school begins?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Brendan remember about the last ineraction that he had with Chase and his friends?

4. How did Joel's father try to stop the bullying?

5. What does Ms. DeLeo wants the members of the video club to work on in Chapter 7?

6. When does Chase meet his dad and his dad's family for the first time since the fall, and what does he think when they meet?

7. How does Brendan's mother act when Chase comes over to help Brendan get a tricycle for his video shoot?

8. Where is Joel Weber going to school and why?

9. Why does Chase return to the assisted living place instead of eating pizza with Aaron and Bear in Chapter 9?

10. What do Chase and Brendan film in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chase notices that his interactions with his father are mostly related to football. How are Chase’s interactions with his father mostly related to football? Do they have anything else in common? How would you describe the relationship between Chase and his father? Does Frank seem to have Chase’s best interests at heart?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

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