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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 kind of shoes does Benji imagine getting for the school year?

2. What kind of music does Benji prefer?

3. What is the title of Chapter 8?

4. Benji believes his father is ___________.

5. Where do the members of the band go on the day of their concert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are people under the age of 19 not allowed at the Lisa Lisa concert?

2. What makes Benji's old house so familiar when he breaks in?

3. What do Benji and his friends think of the bonfire?

4. Why do Benji and his friends stop watching the races in Chapter 8?

5. What kinds of things does Benji imagine needing for the school year as he lies in bed in Chapter 8?

6. Why is Benji's make-out session with Melanie so awkward afterward?

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

8. Why is Benji embarrassed about his music choices?

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

10. What causes Benji to realize his father's BBQ isn't all that he remembered it to be?

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 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

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

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