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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. By the end of Chapter 14, who is doing tai chi with Cap at school?

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

3. Where does Zach hide the letter he takes from the middle school sign?

4. What one class does Naomi have with Cap?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Cap being educated and why?

3. Why is Hugh having a great school year in Chapter 11?

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

5. What does Cap do when he finds a dead bird in his locker?

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

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

8. What does Cap think about duct tape?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zach has never really known what it is like to not be popular. How does Zach’s popularity rise and fall in the novel, and how does not being popular affect Zach and his outlook on life?

Essay Topic 2

Differences set students apart at Claverage. How does Cap accept differences in himself and in others, and how does his view of differences help him to be true to himself?

Essay Topic 3

Naomi describes Cap as sensitive. In what ways is Cap sensitive and how does his sensitivity affect the way that Naomi begins to perceive Cap?

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