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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 question does everyone ask at the bonfire?

2. What is Reggie's schedule during the weekends most of the time?

3. When do Erica and her family arrive in Sag Harbor?

4. Where is Benji's sister during most of the novel?

5. How often does Benji listen to the local radio station?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is it problematic for Benji to have a crush on Erica?

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

5. What is Benji thinking about one Saturday morning in Chapter 5?

6. What makes Benji feel extra proud about being able to sneak into the Lisa Lisa concert in Chapter 6?

7. Who is Barry?

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

9. How does Benji feel about his future as the novel concludes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Analyze at least 3 aspects of "Sag Harbor" that make the novel believable as well as what literary devices Whitehead uses to create that level of believability.

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