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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 resident at the assisted living place has so many plants in her room that it looks like a botanical garden?

2. In Chapter 14, who does Bear spin around when he grabs a football on Portland Street?

3. How old is the kid that Bear, Aaron, and Chase knock off a bike when they are tossing a football on Portland Street?

4. How long does Wikipedia say that the Korean War lasted?

5. What comes up to Brendan after he plows into a pile of leaves for his Leaf Man project?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Aaron and Bear feel when they learn Chase is interviewing Mr. Solway with Soshanna?

2. What idea does Brendan have for a new YouTube video in Chapter 20?

3. What does Frank buy to drive when he is not driving the Ambrose Electric truck?

4. What happens when Joel and Chase meet after Joel returns to Hiawassee?

5. In Chapter 11, why does Aaron find it depressing to watch Chase performing community service?

6. In Chapter 19, why are Bear and Aaron upset to have to watch a video that Shoshanna and Chase created?

7. How does Aaron find Chase to be different in Chapter 11?

8. What happens to Brendan in Chapter 10, and how does Chase stop it?

9. What story do Aaron and Bear come up with the explain what happened in the music room?

10. What happens when Mrs. Weber sees Shoshanna at Heaven on Ice with Chase in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

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