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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. How many people does Randy's car seat?

2. What time of day do Benji and his family drive out to Sag Harbor?

3. Where is Martine from?

4. Who wants Reggie to wear goggles during the gun fight?

5. Who gets a BB gun after another boy in the group gets one?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Benji and his friends react when they see a white couple walking along the beach in Chapter 2?

2. How does NP help Benji get a job at Jonni Waffle?

3. Why does Benji decide he needs a job?

4. How does Benji describe the manager of Jonni Waffle?

5. What is usually the first thing Benji and Reggie do when they arrive in Sag Harbor?

6. What happens when Benji's parents get home after the BB gun fight?

7. What happened between Benji and Emily at the roller rink?

8. Why does Martine patting Benji on the head create such a commotion among the boys?

9. Why does Benji pick the time he does for the BB gun fight?

10. What kind of things do Reggie and Benji wonder about during their drive out to Sag Harbor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast 2 characters of your choosing from the "Sag Harbor," making sure to use direct evidence and examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast 2 female characters from "Sag Harbor." Make sure to use specific evidence and quotations from the novel to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Describe at least 4 negative aspects of having a protagonist as young and naive as Benji. Make sure to use evidence from the novel to support your position.

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