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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 does Cap read at night in Chapter 27?

2. Where does Mr. Kasigi take Cap in Chapter 16?

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

4. What is the name of the character who bothers Cap in "Trigonometry and Tears"?

5. With how many people does Zach argue in Chapter 25 that Cap is not dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What change has there been in Sophie in Chapter 17 and why?

2. Why is Sophie upset at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

4. Who all is working on the Halloween Dance in Chapter 19?

5. How does Cap's tie-dying project proceed?

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

7. How has Hugh tried to take his friendship with Cap further than just school?

8. How is Rain doing at the beginning of Chapter 27?

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

10. What does Hugh get Cap to do in Chapter 20 and what happens?

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

Bullying is prominent at Claverage Middle School. What type of bullying takes place and how does it affect students who participate in the bullying and those who are on the receiving end of the bullying?

Essay Topic 3

Students at Claverage are divided into groups based upon physical appearance or some noticeable characteristic or behavior. How are students stereotyped in these ways, and how does the stereotyping affect students and their relationships with one another?

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