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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. In Chapter 7, what job does Charlie volunteer to do for Squizzy?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Mrs. Richmond give Charlie for his brother?

3. What street had theaters and brothels in Richmond?

4. What color sash does Dasher give Charlie in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 6, what is Charlie's best subject at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, why does Charlie go to bed after running in the streets?

2. In Chapter 6, how does Squizzy tell Charlie he will help him with school?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Clarrie do when he goes to the park with Charlie and Nostrils?

4. In Chapter 5, how does Charlie describe Mr. Peacock when he comes to visit?

5. In Chapter 4, what is a highlight of the family's Saturday night?

6. In Chapter 11, what does Charlie notice about Nostrils?

7. Where do Charlie and Nostrils go in Chapter 11?

8. What happens when Charlie hits Mr. Peacock with a cricket bat in Chapter 9?

9. How does Charlie know how to read people, and why is it an important skill?

10. What happens when Charlie is playing football with Nostrils?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

Charlie is struggling to be the man of the house at the beginning of the book. How does Charlie mature and come of age in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not realistic fiction?

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