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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 does Tex think their father will return?

2. What is Tex's dream about?

3. What is the likely reason for the heat being turned off in the house?

4. Whom does Tex run into when he leaves the sporting goods store?

5. Which of the following questions is the yes or no question which Tex thought of while with the fortune teller?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mason tell Pop it takes to have a family?

2. What promise does Pop make to Tex?

3. What is an example of how Tex is different than his mother?

4. What happened to Tex's mother?

5. Why does Mason take Tex to visit Negrito?

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

7. What goes through Tex's mind when he considers that Mason may be quite ill?

8. Why does Tex believe he will never see Lem again?

9. What does Tex finally realize about Mason leaving?

10. Why would you say Tex is concerned about people leaving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing Tex's relationship with his father and how it changes throughout the novel. Use specific examples from novel to provide examples to support your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the realizations that Tex has come to throughout the novel and what led to these realizations. Be sure to use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Considering that Mason reveals that Pop is not Tex's father, write an essay reflecting back throughout the events in the novel regarding Tex and Mason's behavior. Be sure to include specific examples from the novel to support your essay.

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