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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 is Tex's dream about?

2. What did Tex's mother die from?

3. Which word best describes how Tex feels when he first wakes up in the morning?

4. Which character is accused of ruining the happy mood when Tex, Mason, and Lem share the news?

5. Where is Tex told to drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tex facing for the second time that same day?

2. In what way is Mason impressive in this chapter?

3. Why is Mason in a bad mood when Tex arrives home?

4. How did Tex start the riot?

5. Why does Mason take Tex to visit Negrito?

6. How does Tex feel after he overhears what Jamie says to her friends?

7. What does Tex finally realize about Mason leaving?

8. How does Mason hope to escape his home?

9. Why does Tex want to ensure Mason goes to college?

10. Why does Tex decide to pick up the hitchhiker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the societal prejudices of being poor. Include examples from your own personal experience and examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing in detail the relationship between Tex and Mason and how it changes throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing how bullying occurred throughout this novel. Use specific examples from the novel to provide examples to support your essay.

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