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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 Episode 1, what episode of Super Space Warriors is Zola reminded of when Portico tells her about his parents fighting?

2. What apartment does Portico live in?

3. What does Portico do when he gets back to his apartment and sees his dad holding the picture frame?

4. How many days have Portico and Zola known each other at the beginning of the book?

5. What used to be Gran Gran's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Portico meet Herbert?

2. What stunt is Portico inspired to create after watching Mr. Brawner sell a lawn chair?

3. After the incident with Herbert on the first day of school last year, how did Zola help Portico with his frets?

4. What are the frets?

5. What are Portico's parents arguing about after he helps Mr. Brawner sell a chair?

6. How does Mr. Brawner sell a lawn chair?

7. How did Herbert come to live at Skylight Gardens?

8. Who is Frisbee Foster, and how did she get her nickname?

9. Who is Stuntboy and why has no one ever heard of him?

10. Where does Portico go after he makes a mess at Zola's party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Stuntboy, In the Meantime? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and character? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Portico struggles with anxiety, something he calls “frets.” Why does Portico suffer from the frets? How does he learn to manage his anxiety?

Essay Topic 3

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are section titles? What are some purposes of section titles? How does Reynolds use section titles in Stuntboy, In the Meantime?

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