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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 is the title of Chapter 4?

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

3. How many songs did Benji skate to while holding hands with a girl at the roller rink?

4. What time of year do Benji and his family drive out to Sag Harbor?

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

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

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

4. Why do Benji and Reggie go to different high schools?

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

6. What does Benji's dad tell him about being left alone at Sag Harbor?

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

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

9. Why does Benji think the boys have taken up BB guns?

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

Compare and contrast the characters of Benji and Randy. Make sure to use direct evidence from the text, such as examples and quotations, to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least 3 challenges an author, like Whitehead, faces when having a novel take place during a specific decade from the past (e.g., the 1980s). Make sure to use at least 3 examples from "Sag Harbor" to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

In a well-written essay, discuss the role that Benji's father plays in the novel and at least one major benefit and challenge for Whitehead in including him.

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