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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. In Chapter 2, what is on the coin that John finds?
2. What are the students to do while they wait for Miss Plimsole to give the signal to begin the test in Chapter 5?
3. At the end of Chapter 6, when does John go and try to get a drink of water?
4. In Chapter 4, what bad habit does John have when he is thinking hard?
5. What number does John try to write with his chocolate pencil in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the store look like that John finds when he is walking and finds a coin?
2. What does John ask to do before a test in Chapter 5, and why does it take him so long to return to class?
3. What does John find when he opens the box of chocolate he buys from the candy store in Chapter 2?
4. Why does Spider Wilson bother John in Chapter 4, and why does he take John's glove?
5. What is Susan's reaction when John tries to apologize in Chapter 6?
6. What happens when John brushes his teeth in Chapter 2?
7. What does John discover when he eats his breakfast, and how does that discovery affect how much he eats?
8. In Chapter 6, why does John decided to jump rope?
9. At the end of Chapter 1, what does Mr. Midas tell John about eating?
10. What do the students do at the beginning of Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As John’s problems escalate, he tries different ways to deal with his problems. What are some ways that John tries to solve his problems? How do the ways that he tries to solve problems reveal his immaturity?
Essay Topic 2
What is revealed about John and the type of person that he is at the beginning of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Some characters in the story are stereotypes. What are some stereotype characters in the novel? How do they advance the narrative? How do these characters advance the plot?
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