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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Johnny most worried about finding out about the prank?

2. Who replaces Mason in the basketball game?

3. Who does Tex call from the phone booth when he is bleeding?

4. What realization about Pop and Mason does Tex come to after Mason is injured?

5. What prank are Johnny and Tex planning at the beginning of chapter nine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay expounding upon the idea that Cole took the entire family on a vacation to Disneyland in order to bury the hatchet with Blackie. Explain why he might want to do this.

Essay Topic 3

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

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