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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. How is the teacher described who breaks up the fight at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. When was Cap born?

3. What is the name of Sophie's shampoo that Cap tries in Chapter 14?

4. What was Rain doing when she fell?

5. What type of house does Mrs. Donnelly live in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Cap feel when he witnesses his fight in Chapter 4?

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

6. How does Sophie describe her mother in Chapter 9?

7. How does Naomi describe Cap in Chapter 10?

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

9. How does Cap describe lockers to his grandmother?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Cap finds the world outside of Garland confusing. Why is the outside world like a foreign country to Cap, and how do the differences affect him and his outlook on life?

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