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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. Why is Tex surprised to see Mason at home after school?

2. When does Tex think their father will return?

3. How does Tex feel when the people at the outdoor sporting goods store tell him he can go?

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

5. Which character regularly gets in trouble in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tex realize about Lem once he gets in the car?

2. What promise does Tex keep in this chapter?

3. What happens when the group goes to visit Charlie at college?

4. How does Mason hope to escape his home?

5. What is surprising to Tex that Mason says toward the end of the chapter?

6. What probably saved Tex's life?

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

8. What happened to Tex's mother?

9. Why do Tex and Jamie keep it secret that they are dating?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this novel, Tex often gets into trouble in school, yet the teachers and vice principal seem to support him. Write an essay explaining why this is the case. Use supporting details from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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