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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 color bouncy ball do Sam and her father buy in Chapter 2?

2. When does Mitchell come and see Sam compete in Chapter 15?

3. After Sam climbs to the top of the climbing wall in Chapter 1, what color glow stick does her father buy her?

4. What highway does Courtney pull over on in Chapter 20 when Sam is upset about missing practice one time?

5. What is the name of the employee at the climbing gym who gives Sam chalk in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mitchell tell Sam about climbing in Chapter 2?

2. What happens for Sam between the time she is ten and 14?

3. Where is Sam climbing in Chapter 17, and why does she have to stop?

4. In Chapter 5, where does Sam go with Courtney, and why does she go with her?

5. What is Corey like?

6. What project is Sam assigned in physics, and how does the project go?

7. In Chapter 7, what is Mitchell doing, and what does he tell Sam they will do together?

8. In Chapter 15, how does Sam do in her final round of bouldering?

9. How does Jack get the house in Chapter 9?

10. What do Mitchel land Sam do at the fair in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Goodman uses in Sam? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

When Sam starts high school, she has nothing in common with the other girls, and she feels alone and insignificant. Why does Sam feel alone and insignificant in high school? Why does she describe herself as a molecule when she starts high school?

Essay Topic 3

Sam thinks that her dad is trapped and his life is boring. Why does Sam think her father’s life is boring? Why does her mother tell her that “boring is good” (86)?

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