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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. Who is able to get into the concert when they try a second time?

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

3. How do Melanie and Benji sneak out of Benji's old house?

4. What does Benji worry will prevent him from seeing the concert?

5. What did Benji do when Melanie, at a young age, suggested they get married?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Melanie return to Sag Harbor in Chapter 7?

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

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

5. How is Benji feeling when he hears his parents pull into the driveway in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe at least 3 things that Whitehead is able to do with the character of Benji because he is a teenager AND at least 3 things he is not able to do with him because he is a teenager.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Whitehead portrays authority figures in "Sag Harbor," making sure to use at least 3 specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least 3 literary techniques Whitehead uses to make one character of your choosing from the "Sag Harbor" very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.

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