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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 does Benji suspect Meg's feelings are toward him during their time together at Jonni Waffle?

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

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

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

5. What is Benji self-conscious of around Meg?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Benji decide he needs a job?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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