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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 did Benji think of the concert at the time?

2. What are Benji and Melanie doing as they discuss their childhoods?

3. What is the name of the local radio station in Sag Harbor?

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

5. What is Benji's opinion of Melanie in the first few minutes after they meet again in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Benji try to avoid making his father angry?

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

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

7. According to Benji in Chapter 5, why was The Cosby Show so groundbreaking?

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

9. What happens when Melanie jumps off the roof as she and Benji are escaping from Benji's old house in Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least 4 features of Benji and how those features fulfill the traditional, literary requirements of a teenager/young adult.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least 3 different literary techniques Whitehead uses to create humor in "Sag Harbor."

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