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

2. In Episode 6, what does Mrs. Brawner help Portico do to try to help him calm down?

3. What is behind the half door on the fourth floor?

4. What middle school did Soup work at before he became a superintendent?

5. What does Portico do when he finds his parents arguing after he comes home from the movie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Episode 42 of Super Space Warriors?

2. What is Zola doing in Episode 4 when Portico goes to find her after seeing his parents arguing again?

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

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

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

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

7. What do Portico and Zola do with the dust bunnies when she comes over during chore time?

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

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

10. When is there a block party at Skylight Gardens, and what happens at a block party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Portico and Herbert have an altercation at the block party. Is the altercation a fight or is it defense?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Portico and Zola learn that Soup is Herbert’s stepfather. How does this revelation change Portico and Zola’s understanding of Herbert and why he acts the way he does?

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