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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. In the television show that Sophie and Cap watch, what happens to Rishon in Chapter 22 when Sophie teases Cap?

2. How many checks does Mr. Kasigi sign for Cap in Chapter 16?

3. What does Sophie throw at Cap at the beginning of Chapter 16.

4. What album does Cap hear as he and Sophie approach the school in Chapter 27?

5. In Chapter 24, when does Naomi's homeroom teacher tell her that an announcement will be made about the Halloween Dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the students react when they see Cap in Chapter 30?

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

3. What does Mrs. Vogel tell Naomi about Cap and the Halloween Dance in Chapter 24?

4. What does Darryl do when he makes contact with the student wearing the rival team's uniform?

5. What does Zach feel when he sees Cap Anderson at his lunch table?

6. Why is Mr. Kasigi pleased with the way that the principal's conference proceeded?

7. How has Cap memorized so many names of students at the middle school?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Rain considers television to be a vast wasteland, but Cap enjoys television when he watches it with Sophie. What does television symbolize for Rain and what does it symbolize for Cap, and how does that affect the way they view television?

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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