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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. Where does Benji run into Melanie?

2. What club was Lisa Lisa going to play at in Sag Harbor?

3. Who stops by to ask about Benji's dad's BBQ?

4. What does Benji's family spend a great deal of time trying *not* to do?

5. Where are Benji's parents during the bonfire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benji only realize in retrospect about his father's haircuts?

2. What did Benji's parents do for a living?

3. How does Reggie try to avoid making his father angry?

4. What does NP get one of the members of Lisa Lisa to promise in Jonni Waffle?

5. Who is Barry?

6. How does the older Benji look back at the Lisa Lisa concert?

7. What goes wrong with NP's plan to get into the Lisa Lisa concert?

8. Why does Melanie leave Sag Harbor when she's younger?

9. What do Benji and Melanie talk about during their walk in Chapter 7?

10. How do Benji's neighbors act when they learn his father is BBQing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose at least one female character from "Sag Harbor" and discuss at least 3 ways she goes against traditional gender stereotypes.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast 2 female characters from "Sag Harbor." Make sure to use specific evidence and quotations from the novel to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast 2 characters of your choosing from the "Sag Harbor," making sure to use direct evidence and examples from the text to support your thesis.

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