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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 is the mascot for the Richmond football club?

2. What is the name of the Redmonds' dog?

3. In Chapter 11, where do Nostrils and Charlie go?

4. How many stenches does Nostrils say that he can identify in the air in Richmond in Chapter 9?

5. What does Nostrils think they should call the duck in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Charlie start doing at night and why?

5. How does Charlie do on the assignment for Taylor, and why does he win?

6. What does Charlie feel as he walks toward school in Chapter 1?

7. Why do Nostrils and Charlie hide in some bushes during a delivery for Squizzy in Chapter 8?

8. What is said about Charlie being the man of the house in Chapter 10?

9. What does Charlie say about his mother's cooking in Chapter 4?

10. In Chapter 3, why is Gracie Power upset?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Charlie runs away when Nostrils is attacked by Barlow and his friends. Why does Charlie run away? Why does he not help Nostrils? Why is Charlie later ashamed of his actions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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