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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 name of Simon's science teacher?

2. What is the name of Ms. Snodgrass's twin sister?

3. What are on the steps of the school when Simon arrives on the last day?

4. How long after the school shooting Simon endured was the school reopened?

5. In Chapter 20, where is Father McGillicuddy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Agate borrowed from Jade for the message project, and why?

2. How do Agate and Simon lure the emus back to Mr. Bashott's farm?

3. How is Mister Missing Body Semple related to other people in Grin And Bear It?

4. Why is it easy to steal Kevin's microwave?

5. Why does Saint Barbara's catch on fire even though they have a lightning rod?

6. How have the students in Simon's class been keeping busy during the last two weeks of school?

7. Why does Simon not go to school on the last day of the year?

8. What is Run Across America?

9. How does Simon describe the school shooting?

10. What is it like at the Van der Zwaan farm when Isobel and Simon come to help with the emus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The O’Keefes move to Grin And Bear It from an Omaha suburb. Why do the O’Keefes move, and why do they keep the reason for their move a secret?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Simon Sort of Says? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

Essay Topic 3

Bow reveals Simon and Kevin’s lives during a pivotal time. How do the events in Simon Sort of Says help Simon and Kevin mature and grow in the novel?

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