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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 Chapter 19, what does Zach believe will signal the end of the world?

2. What is Rain wearing in Chapter 30?

3. What is engraved on the bracelet that Sophie receives in Chapter 17?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 23, where might Mr. Kasigi find a job as a principal?

5. In Chapter 27, what word does Rain use when she describes what happened to Cap when he was at Claverage?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the dance coming together in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. What do Lena and Naomi discover when they go to 191 Rockcrest in Chapter 24?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Hugh is Cap’s first friend. How do Hugh and Cap’s relationship change, and what emotions experienced by Hugh cause the relationship to change?

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