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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 boys does Moe attack?

2. Where does Cassie decide to study?

3. Where does Stacey want Jeremy to take Moe?

4. Which character's last name is Jamison?

5. Which of the following does Cassie have a nightmare about in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are real events used in the story? How does a real events change the course of the story?

2. Which character has the most impossible-fated future?

3. Describe the evolution of the relationship between Moe and Cassie.

4. Does Statler deserve being attacked by Moe? Why or why not?

5. What does Solomon teach Cassie?

6. Why does Moe choose to take the train rather than have his friends drive him the whole way?

7. Describe Clarence's fate.

8. Describe Cassie's education.

9. What becomes evident from the group's experience at the train station?

10. Describe the interaction between Solomon and Cassie.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are real events used to portray the setting and time period? What real events are portrayed? How are these events significant to the book's plot? What is the purpose?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one character to analyze. Describe the character. How does this character show depth? How do this character's actions and dialogue define them? What do you think this character's role is in the story? Would the story suffer or progress if this character was left out?

Essay Topic 3

Describe injustice as a theme of the novel. Who is a victim of injustice, and how? Who perpetuates the injustice, and why? What literary devices are used to show injustice as a theme?

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