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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. Where does Mark tell Bryon to find the booze in Chapter 3?

2. What does Charlie tell Bryon and Mark he did when he was 12?

3. What is the principal's reaction to Mark's explanation?

4. What does Mr. Carlson dislike about M&M?

5. What does Mark take from the boy he jumps in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mark offer to fight Bryon in Chapter 8?

2. What happens to M&M after he drops acid?

3. What do Mark and Bryon talk about when they get home from the hospital?

4. Why did Mark get such a harsh sentence?

5. What are some of the things Bryon and Mark used to do when they were kids?

6. How does Bryon describe Mark's view on stealing?

7. How does Bryon's mother react when Bryon turns Mark in?

8. Is Bryon fully aware of his actions after he finds Mark's stash of pills?

9. Why does M&M run away?

10. What impression does Bryon give of his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining your position on Bryon's actions. Was turning Mark in the right thing to do? What would you have done in the same situation? When does legal duty come before friendship and loyalty?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the pacifist movement. Be sure to address:

1 - Its origins and membership.

2 - Some famous historical figures who have been pacifists.

3 - Whether or not the the movement made an impact on upon conflicts and warfare in general.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing teen culture in the 1960s. Be sure to address:

1 - How was it different from today.

2 - Whether or not teens were more sheltered then than they are now.

3 - How the high school experience has changed.

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