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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. After what line does John's solo for orchestra begin?
2. In Chapter 9, what does John think about Susan, even though he is longing for her to be friends again?
3. In Chapter 8 when John arrives for orchestra practice, what type of instrument does the girl play to whom Mrs. Quaver is explaining a difficult passage?
4. In Chapter 8, what is a difficult word that John notices on a word list?
5. How many kids are going to play dunk for apples at Susan's birthday party?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 7, what happens when John eats his lunch in the cafeteria?
2. In Chapter 8, what is going on when John arrives at orchestra practice?
3. What happens when John tries to play his piece for the orchestra in Chapter 8?
4. In Chapter 8, how do John and Susan usually go to orchestra practice, and how do they go in Chapter 8?
5. What is John thinking as he runs away from orchestra class?
6. In Chapter 8, what vocabulary words does Miss Plimsole give her class, and what does John notice about the words?
7. In Chapter 7, what does John select to eat for lunch?
8. What do John and his father talk about when they meet on the street in Chapter 10?
9. In Chapter 7, in the past, what has John done on days when chocolate cream pie has been served in the cafeteria?
10. What do John and his father find when they walk to find the candy store where John bought his chocolate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is revealed about John and the type of person that he is at the beginning of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
The genre of the novel is magical realism. Why is the genre of the novel magical realism rather than fantasy or realistic fiction?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 8, John’s teacher gives vocabulary words that seem to be related to John’s situation. What vocabulary words does John’s teacher give the students? What lessons do the words suggest that John should be learning and why?
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