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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 the police tell Tex and Mason the hitchhiker was in jail for?

2. Which word best describes what Cole hopes to do to Mason and Tex?

3. What is Bob and Johnny's brother studying in college?

4. What is Tex accused of in the outdoor sporting goods store?

5. Which of the following types of people does the fortune teller say that Tex is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jamie think that Cole would like to have Mason as his son?

4. How does Tex apologize to Johnny?

5. How does Pop react to the situation that Tex has gotten himself in?

6. Why do you think Tex gets in trouble in school quite often?

7. How does Mason ruin Tex's good mood?

8. How does Lem come to the revelation that Mason wants respect more than money?

9. Why does Mason believe Cole dislikes he and Tex?

10. Who keeps their cool during the hitchhiker incident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how the relationship between Mason and Tex might improve once Mason has gone off to college.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the many poor choices that Tex makes throughout the novel. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Tex enjoyed one book in particular and at the end compares his relationship to Mason to an event in the book. Write an essay comparing the relationship between yourself and someone else to that of Tex and Mason in this book. Be sure to include specific examples.

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