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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary say she has begun to do in her spare time in Chapter 19: "My Sister Sends Me a Letter"?
(a) She's begun studying acting.
(b) She's begun writing her life story.
(c) She's begun taking college classes.
(d) She's begun taking guitar lessons.

2. What is the name of the rich white guy that speaks at Junior's grandmother's wake?
(a) James.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mike.
(d) Ted.

3. What does Junior say he does before every basketball game in Chapter 25: "In Like a Lion"?
(a) He throws up.
(b) He drinks a beer.
(c) He prays.
(d) He calls his mother.

4. When Junior sends Rowdy a picture of his smiling face, what does Rowdy respond with a picture of in Chapter 18: "Don't Trust Your Computer"?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His smiling face.
(c) Him flipping the bird.
(d) His bare bottom.

5. What does Mary tell Junior to tell everyone when she closes her letter in Chapter 19: "My Sister Sends Me a Letter"?
(a) That she's glad she left.
(b) That she loves and misses them.
(c) That she is having a baby.
(d) That she hates them all.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall does Junior say the tree is that "sits beside the highway to West End, past Turtle Lake" in Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"?

2. What grade has Junior earned on his report card in Geology in Chapter 28: "My Final Freshman Year Report Card"?

3. What grade has Junior earned in "Let's-Make-Birdhouses Wood Shop" in Chapter 28: "My Final Freshman Year Report Card"?

4. What does Junior say the score is after the first set in the volleyball game that Penelope plays in, in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?

5. How was Eugene killed, according to Junior in Chapter 24: "Valentine Heart"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What philosophical discussion do Junior and Gordy have regarding race and identity in Chapter 18: "Don't Trust Your Computer"?

2. How does Junior describe his relationship with mortality in comparison with the students at Reardan in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?

3. What communication takes place between Junior and Rowdy in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?

4. Describe the drawing that comprises Chapter 28: "My Final Freshman Year Report Card." What imagery appears in the illustration?

5. How would you describe Junior's circumstances during Christmas in Chapter 21: "And a Partridge in a Pear Tree"?

6. What are Junior's chances of making the Reardan basketball team in Chapter 20: "Reindeer Games"? How does Junior do?

7. What do Rowdy and Junior do together in the end of Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"?

8. How does Junior analyze the exchange that he and Rowdy have shared in Chapter 26: "Rowdy and I Have a Serious Discussion about Basketball"?

9. How does Junior describe his grandmother's wake in Chapter 23: "Wake"? Who attends the wake?

10. What story does Arnold Spirit, Sr. tell his son in encouraging him to try out for the basketball team in Chapter 20: "Reindeer Games"?

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