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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 type of martial arts did Sophie's father used to do?

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

3. What color cream is Sophie smearing on her face when Cap blunders into her room in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 12, who does Cap put in charge of hiring a deejay for the Halloween dance?

5. What does Cap wear around his neck?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rain say about Cap driving the school bus?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Mr. Kasigi say about how Cap is getting along in school?

4. How does Naomi describe Cap in Chapter 10?

5. What is Garland Farm?

6. What is Mrs. Donnelly's experience with Garland Farm?

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

8. How did Rain hurt herself?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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