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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. How many days was Chase in a coma before he woke up?

2. Who are students to interview for the National Video Journalism Contest?

3. In Chapter 9, what sports does Chase say that the video yearbook will include besides football?

4. What town in Connecticut is the boarding school Joel Weber is attending?

5. What is the room number of a guy who was a communications expert at Houston Mission Control when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How do the members of the video club feel when they see that Chase helped Brendan with his video?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 8, what memory comes back to Chase?

7. How does a lady introduce herself to Chase in Chapter 1, and what are his thoughts?

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

9. What happens when Chase sees Helene nearly fall on the playground?

10. Where does Chase go to school, and why does it look familiar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brendan starts interacting with Chase. How does Brendan start interacting with Chase? Why is it a big deal for Brendan to have anything to do with Chase? How does Brendan give Chase the benefit of the doubt when Chase seems to be different?

Essay Topic 2

Some characters in the story are stereotypes. Who are some characters in the novel who are stereotypes? How do they advance the narrative? How do these characters advance the plot?

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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