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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. In Chapter 1, what color hoodie does Sam wear to the fair?

2. In Chapter 12, when is Sam's competition at Boulders?

3. In Chapter 22, where does Grandma D. live?

4. What place does Sam win in bouldering when she is 14?

5. In Chapter 18, where is Halle going to go to high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sam start climbing again in Chapter 9?

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

3. What are Sam and Mitchell drawing that they began when she was little?

4. In Chapter 17, why is Courtney out of patience?j

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

6. How do Sam's competitions go on December 9 and December 22?

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

8. What happens when Sam tells Jack to quit smoking in the house?

9. In Chapter 6, why do Mitchell and Jack get into a fight?

10. How does Sam try to hide a rip in her coat, and how successful are her efforts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam has an on-again, off-again relationship with her father. Why does Sam have an on-again, off-again relationship with her father? How and why does their relationship change throughout the years?

Essay Topic 2

Sam and Halle become friends through climbing. What type of relationship do they have and how and why does it change?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Goodman use idioms in Sam? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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