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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. Where does Chappie hide Buster's money?

2. How did Froggy come to be with Buster?

3. What does Chappie find on his first night in Keene?

4. What kind of things does Chappie pawn off at the beginning of the book?

5. Why do the boys go to Keene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Chappie stay after running away, and how does he pay the rent?

2. How does Chappie end up with all of Buster's money?

3. How does Chappie rescue Froggy from Buster?

4. Why does Wanda fire Russ and tell him to leave the apartment?

5. What causes Chappie to turn back on his promise to do a screen shot for Buster?

6. What is ironic about the way that Chappie gets back to Au Sable?

7. Why does Chappie's mother no longer live at home when Chappie returns there?

8. How does Russ buy himself some time before leaving his apartment?

9. What does Chappie do at the summer house?

10. What does Ken say to make Chappie mad when Chappie returns home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of addictions were highlighted in this book, and how did the inclusion of these elements affect the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Chappie and Paul are very similar in nature although very different in many other areas. What are some of these intrinsic differences and similarities, and what message(s) was Banks was trying to send with these two characters?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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