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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 does Benji react immediately after Martine pats him on the head?

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

3. Where does Benji hide during the BB gun fight?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. What does Reggie do during the drive out to Sag Harbor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Benji panic about when he loses his footing while out in the ocean in Chapter 2?

3. What does Jonni Waffle do that makes it different from other ice cream shops?

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

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

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

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

8. Why do Randy and NP get into their big fight in Chapter 4?

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

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

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 3 literary devices Whitehead uses within the first 2 chapters to help the reader better understand Benji as both a character and the protagonist. Make sure to use examples and/or quotations from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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