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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. Who does Jack try to talk to about his nightmare?
2. Who does Derek tell Jack that he (Jack) is like?
3. How old is Derek?
4. What makes Jack smile after being punched?
5. Who begins to warm up to Jack as he tries to conquer his hand odor?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the siblings' eating habits for the week following their mother's death.
2. When he asks to do so, why won't Sue let Jack read excerpts from her diary?
3. Jack thinks his hands smell like rotten meat. What does he do? What is really causing the smell?
4. Three weeks after Mother's death, how does Sue spend her time?
5. Three weeks after Mother's death, Jack goes into the cellar to see the trunk. What are his thoughts as he visits the cellar?
6. Why doesn't Jack tell Julie about his conversations with Derek as soon as he returns home from the pool hall?
7. Discuss the owners of the pool hall's relationship with Derek. Why does he play for free?
8. What does Derek say and how does he act when he catches Julie and Jack naked together?
9. How is Tom's baby-like behavior affected by Julie's willingness to treat him like one?
10. What inconsistency of story does Jack alert to Derek after the frog incident in the garden?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's writing experience and his successes of this book and others.
Essay Topic 3
What are static and dynamic characters? Name the static and dynamic characters in this novel and discuss what about each makes them either static or dynamic.
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