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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 did Mater and Pater's mother leave them before she died?

2. Who opens the fire hydrant at the block party?

3. In Episode 6, how many days have Portico and Zola been friends?

4. Where is the trash chute on the fourth floor of Skylight Gardens?

5. When Portico tells Zola about his parents fighting over a clock, what episode of Super Space Warriors does she think of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What chore does Portico sort of like and why?

2. What are Portico's parents arguing over after Cut Day?

3. Why is Soup looking for Herbert in Episode 6, and how is he related to Herbert?

4. What happens in Episode 17 of Super Space Warriors?

5. In Episode 6 after Portico finds his parents arguing about a clock, how does Mrs. Brawner try to help him calm down?

6. What does the narrator say about trash chutes and what Portico thinks about them?

7. What is inside the room with the half door?

8. What does the narrator want for the theme song in Episode 6?

9. At the end of Episode 7, what are Portico's parents arguing about, and what does he do?

10. Who is Romello Mann, and what do people think of him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Portico and Zola have active imaginations. How do they use their imaginations to understand their realities and sometimes escape them?

Essay Topic 2

In Stuntboy, In the Meantime, 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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