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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. As the bus gets closer to the hospital in Chapter 11, how many police cars are following the bus?

2. What helps Cap understand regular school in Chapter 12?

3. What does Cap practice on the front lawn of Mrs. Donnelly's place early in the morning?

4. What one class does Naomi have with Cap?

5. What did Cap do the to boss's car when there were strikers at a hardware store?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Cap ask about bullfighting as a sport at the middle school, and why did he stop asking about it?

2. How did Rain hurt herself?

3. Who was eighth grade class president last year and how did that work out?

4. How does Cap get locked in a courtyard off the library and what does he do until he is rescued?

5. What is Garland Farm?

6. How does Cap describe lockers to his grandmother?

7. What does Rain tell Cap to do when he says that he is scared?

8. What does Sophie's father do for her birthday?

9. What does Cap think about duct tape?

10. What does Sophie say about eighth grade class president?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cap goes from class clown to being very popular. Why does Cap’s image change as he attends middle school, and how does this change affect Cap and the other students and their relationships with one another?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is written from several different points of view. How does the author’s decision to write from several different points of view affect the pace and plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Zach and Cap can both provide things that others need to be happy or satisfied in their surroundings. What can Zach and Cap provide to others and how do they consciously and unconsciously provide for other’s needs?

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