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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 does Capricorn drive in Chapter 1?

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

3. How long did Mrs. Donnelly's family live at Garland Farm?

4. Who does Sophie say is picked every year to be the eighth grade class president?

5. What does Hugh recommend Cap do with the girl writing Cap love notes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zach describe himself?

2. What happens in Chapter 11 when the school bus driver has a heart attack?

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

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

5. How is class president chosen at Claverage Middle School?

6. Why does Mrs. Donnelly decide to have Cap stay at her house?

7. Why does Sophie say that Cap might be her good-luck charm in Chapter 13?

8. What is helping Cap understand regular school in Chapter 12?

9. How does Cap describe lockers to his grandmother?

10. What does Cap think about duct tape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Cap has been raised in seclusion with his grandmother. How has the way that Cap has been raised had positive and negative influences in his life, and how have those influences made Cap the person he is?

Essay Topic 3

Hugh is Cap’s first friend. How do Hugh and Cap’s relationship change, and what emotions experienced by Hugh cause the relationship to change?

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