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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 does Charlie's mother do when he tells her there is no wood in Chapter 7?

2. What does Charlie like to do at night?

3. What sport does Mr. Redmond suggest Charlie think about taking up in Chapter 10?

4. What does Charlie imagine that he sees in the mold on his bedroom wall in Chapter 9?

5. What is the name of the duck that Charlie and his family share with the Redmonds?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why are there so many disagreeable smells in Richmond?

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

6. What does Squizzy Taylor ask Charlie's mother in a letter in Chapter 3?

7. What assignment do Dasher and Squizzy Taylor give Charlie and the other boys?

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

9. In Chapter 3, how does Charlie get wood to take home to burn?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A bully is someone who picks on someone, often someone smaller or weaker. Who bullies Charlie and Nostrils? How does the bullying change Nostrils’ life?

Essay Topic 2

Charlie is offered a job running for Squizzy Taylor. Why does Charlie’s mother not want him to take the job? Why does Charlie take the job anyway?

Essay Topic 3

Charlie’s father gave him his old boots as he was dying. What do the boots symbolize to Charlie and why?

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