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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. When Kevin first sees the treehouse, what color Post-it Notes does Agate have on a star chart?

2. What color extension cord does Simon borrow from his parents?

3. What color robes does Kevin wear when he serves as alar boy?

4. What do Kevin and Simon do after Kevin reveals that he Googled Simon and learned about the school shooting?

5. What pew does Simon sit in during Sunday Mass in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Simon alone at church in Chapter 20?

2. How does Doc Matapang make a halo halo for Simon?

3. What is Run Across America?

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

5. In Chapter 21, what is going on at Agate's when Simon and Kevin bicycle to the farm?

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

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

8. After the school shooting, how did Isobel get a reporter named Kathy Catchpole to stop writing about the shooting?

9. Why does Simon think they run into a space alien when he and Kevin take the microwave to Agate's treehouse?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

When sirens announce a tornado is near, Simon panics. Why does Simon panic?

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