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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 many lunch periods are there at the middle school each school day?

2. What does Cap buy in Chapter 16?

3. What shape is the birthmark that seventh-grade Ron has?

4. In Chapter 19, what day of the week does Zach find Cap at his table during lunch?

5. In Chapter 19, what is Darryl hauling to the art room for decorations for the dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Donnelly tell Mr. Kasigi that the problem with the checks is his fault?

2. Why does Mr. Kasigi want Mrs. Donnelly at the school in Chapter 28?

3. How does Sophie learn who gave her the engraved bracelet?

4. What is life like for Zach as he walks the halls and gets things from his locker in Chapter 25?

5. What does Cap feel when he returns to Garland in Chapter 22?

6. Why does Hugh decide he is finished with Cap?

7. In Chapter 17, what does Mr. Kasigi tell Mrs. Donnelly about how Cap is getting along at school?

8. How does Hugh describe the scene in the parking lot in Chapter 29?

9. What does Darryl realize after he learns that Hugh is probably the one who got Cap to dress up in a rival team's uniform?

10. Why is Hugh Cap's first drop out from his morning tai chi group?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses flashbacks to relate incidents that happened before the story began. In what way does the author use flashbacks to advance the plot and reveal information about characters and how does his choice to use flashbacks impacts the story and develop characters?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Cap is very innocent when he begins school at Claverage. How does his innocence affect his experiences at the middle school and the way that he influences the other students?

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