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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 years has it been since Benji and his family stayed in their original house in Sag Harbor?

2. How long does the crew decide to keep Jonni Waffle open when the power goes out?

3. Where does Benji get hit during the BB gun fight?

4. How do Benji and Reggie get a BB gun?

5. What is the name of the first house Benji and his family stayed in in Sag Harbor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Randy supposed to have done with his gun during the BB fight?

2. What is Benji imagining as he gets closer to his house in Sag Harbor?

3. What does Benji's mother say when he tells her that the power at the beach house has been shut off?

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

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

6. What made people think Reggie and Benji were twins as they were growing up?

7. How is life in Sag Harbor different than life in the city for Benji?

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

9. What gives Randy so much power over the other boys, at least in Chapter 2?

10. What makes Benji think he was popular in junior high?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Whitehead portrays authority figures in "Sag Harbor," making sure to use at least 3 specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least 4 aspects of "Sag Harbor" that could have been easily carried over into a second novel about Benji's summers in Sag Harbor.

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