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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 impressive skill does Marcus have?

2. What kind of canned soup do Reggie and Benji love above all others?

3. What is Reggie most concerned with as he and Benji go walking around Sag Harbor?

4. What kind of car do Benji and his family drive out to Sag Harbor?

5. How is Benji currently viewed by his classmates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the situation with Randy's father?

2. Why does Benji claim all of his friend's disasters happened on Thursday?

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

4. What rumor about girls do the boys discuss on the beach in Chapter 2?

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

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

7. Why does Benji decide he needs a job?

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

9. Why is it nearly dark when the boys decide to begin their BB gun fight?

10. Why does Benji leave the freezer doors in Jonni Waffle open during the power outage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a well-reasoned argument discussing whether or not Benji is a good role model for young readers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Identify the tone of the novel and discuss 3 literary devices that Whitehead uses to create that tone.

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