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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 2, who does Scott remember being his school bus driver last year?

2. In Chapter 5 when Wesley Cobble makes Scott give him his change, what animal does Cobble remind Scott of?

3. In Chapter 3 after Spanish class, how many more times does Scott get lost?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Scott have for an after-school snack?

5. In Chapter 5 what are Scott's friends going to go that he cannot because he has homework?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what wakes Scott when he is trying to sleep in and what does he do about it?

2. On Halloween what does Scott want to do with the baby?

3. What happens to Mouth at the bus stop in Chapter 2?

4. How does Scott say that he learned to like to reading in Chapter 12?

5. How does Scott find the high school cafeteria in Chapter 3?

6. At the end of Chapter 6, what does Bobby tell Scott about the new baby coming?

7. What does Scott's mother say when he asks if anyone in his family has ever gone to college?

8. Why does Scott ask his mother if he was adopted in Chapter 9?

9. What pretend article does Scott write about the football game at the end of Chapter 9?

10. How does Scott feel when he wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 5 and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Scott has a well-developed sense of right and wrong. How does Scott feel about injustice and improper behavior? How does Scott struggle to do the right thing during various events in the novel? How would you describe Scott’s ethics based upon his actions?

Essay Topic 2

Scott often comments that he has no idea what girls think. A major theme in the book is the inability of people to fully understand one another. How are the characters in the book examples of the inability of people to fully understand one another? How do those misunderstandings affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, 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 story line? 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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