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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 anniversary of the school shooting Simon survived?

2. In Chapter 5, what color ice cream goes in the concoction Doc makes for Simon and Kevin at Hello Hello?

3. What Star Wars Lego set do Simon and Kevin work on over Easter weekend?

4. When there is a shortage of rabies vaccine, where does Martin have to go to get his rabies injections?

5. Where did Simon's family live before they moved to the National Quiet Zone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What instrument does Martin O'Keeffe play, and how proficient is he?

2. What is the town like where Simon and his family move?

3. What do Kevin's parents do?

4. How is Simon's first night with Hercules?

5. When Agate and Kevin come over for pizza on Good Friday, why does Isobel order pizza without pepperoni?

6. What does Todd, the Vander Zwaan's dog, do that surprises Simon?

7. What is Kevin's science fair project, and why does he not get to have his project about Hot Pockets?

8. Why is Isobel upset with Curtis in Chapter 5?

9. How does Agate introduce herself to Simon?

10. How does Simon take Hercules places like Agate's farm, and how does Hercules like that mode of transportation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, Grin And Bear It is set in a National Quiet Zone. What is the National Quiet Zone, and how does it affect life in Grin And Bear It?

Essay Topic 2

Agate gives Simon Hercules so he can train and socialize the puppy. How do Simon and Hercules help one another and how is their relationship mutually beneficial?

Essay Topic 3

In Simon Sort of Says, 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 storyline? 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?

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