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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. Who does Bart run into at the mall while Christmas shopping?

2. What does Bart say he will do with the money if the hitchhiker does not take it?

3. What wakes Bart up on Christmas morning?

4. What wakes Bart up from his nap in the U-Wash-It laundry mat?

5. When Mary disagrees with Bart, what does she say when she eventually gives in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mary invites Bart to her parents' house for Christmas. What does Bart say about coming over?

2. As a kid, Bart had a .22 single shot rifle. What caused him to put away the rifle forever?

3. Why does Bart tell Steve Ordner that the Waterford plant is a bad Idea?

4. Why does Magliore refuse to sell explosives to Bart?

5. What are Bart's concerns about bringing the Christmas presents he bought over to Mary's parents' house?

6. What happens to Bart as he is painting the smoke stack at the laundry?

7. Why does Bart stop at a laundry mat after taking his car to the garage to get his window fixed?

8. Why is Bart upset after hearing the news about the fires that he set?

9. What changes Bart's mind about going up to Olivia's room and accepting her invitation to share her bed?

10. Describe the simile that Bart is talking about on the morning that the Blue Ribbon Laundry is demolished.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After seeing the woman die in the grocery store, Bart changed. How did Bart change?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Bart's relationship with Mary throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Olivia mean so much to Bart?

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