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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 is Cap's hair?

2. Why does Cap get sent to Mr. Kasigi's office in Chapter 4?

3. How old was Mrs. Donnelly when her parents joined Garland Farm?

4. In Chapter 14, how many people does Cap know?

5. What grades is Hugh getting in school in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Cap wish that he could talk with Rain more often?

3. How is Cap being educated and why?

4. What does Cap think about duct tape?

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

6. What does Holly van Arden mention for food for the Halloween dance?

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

8. How does Naomi describe Cap in Chapter 10?

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

10. What does Cap tell his grandmother about middle school?

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

Bullying is prominent at Claverage Middle School. What type of bullying takes place and how does it affect students who participate in the bullying and those who are on the receiving end of the bullying?

Essay Topic 3

Rain considers television to be a vast wasteland, but Cap enjoys television when he watches it with Sophie. What does television symbolize for Rain and what does it symbolize for Cap, and how does that affect the way they view television?

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