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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the band shortly after the concert?
(a) They faded away after their heyday.
(b) They decided to move to Sag Harbor.
(c) They remembered Benji and his friends.
(d) They became very successful.

2. Where does Benji run into Melanie?
(a) In Jonni Waffle.
(b) At the concert.
(c) In the library.
(d) Outside his house.

3. What kind of music does the local radio station play?
(a) A mix of local and national bands.
(b) Top 40 songs.
(c) Country.
(d) Rap.

4. Which group goes first in the neighborhood races in Chapter 8?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Boys.
(c) Girls.
(d) Adults.

5. What large item does Barry also throw into the fire?
(a) Reggie's Burger King uniform.
(b) Mr. Nickerson's bench.
(c) NP's mailbox.
(d) Benji's bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arranges the wood in the bonfire?

2. How does Benji's father act when he is drinking?

3. Where are Benji's parents during the bonfire?

4. What is the title of Chapter 5?

5. What year is it in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Benji feeling when he hears his parents pull into the driveway in Chapter 7?

2. Why are people under the age of 19 not allowed at the Lisa Lisa concert?

3. Why is it problematic for Benji to have a crush on Erica?

4. What does NP get one of the members of Lisa Lisa to promise in Jonni Waffle?

5. What is Benji thinking about one Saturday morning in Chapter 5?

6. What do Benji and his friends think of the bonfire?

7. What does Benji only realize in retrospect about his father's haircuts?

8. What is Benji most concerned with when it comes to the beer in the forest?

9. According to Benji in Chapter 5, why was The Cosby Show so groundbreaking?

10. Why does Melanie leave Sag Harbor when she's younger?

(see the answer keys)

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