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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 is the address of the Donnelly house?

2. What is the service fee for returned checks at the bank that the school uses?

3. Who is the only person willing to eat lunch with Zach in Chapter 25?

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

5. What type of car does Rain drive in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Rain meet Cap at school in Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Cap is the protagonist in the novel. Who is the antagonist and what effects does the antagonist have on Cap and on Cap’s view of the world outside Garland?

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