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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 sound bothers David on the drive home in the car?

2. What is the status of the Petersons' marriage?

3. Which of the following are used in David's therapy?

4. What is Mom preparing for lunch at the beginning of this section?

5. What is OT?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways are Catherine and Jason alike? What is Catherine's apprehension about a friendship between them?

2. Why is Catherine hesitant to ask the new neighbors over for lunch?

3. Why is the video store David's favorite place to go?

4. Describe David's occupational therapy visits.

5. When does Catherine meet Kristi and what are Catherine's thoughts about the meeting?

6. What is Jason's "communication book" and how does Jason react to Catherine's drawing of herself to be included in it?

7. Why are Catherine's feelings of dread and embarrassment regarding her brother typical of a young pre-teen like Catherine?

8. What is David's fascination with the fish tank and how does he embarrass Catherine in front of the new girl and Ryan?

9. What gift had Jason left for Catherine at therapy on a day she did not go?

10. Why does David bring Catherine an unwound cassette tape and what does Kristi say about David that angers Catherine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the greatest lesson Catherine learns from Jason? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Catherine always recall about his life when Jason was her friend?

Essay Topic 2

Cynthia Lord is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, and briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

Frustration takes on an almost human persona in this book. What were the sources of emotional abuse in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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