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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. What time does Uncle Jimmy wake Alex?

2. By August, how many Catholic hospitals are open in New York City?

3. How many people are waiting in line for the bus when Alex arrives?

4. What does Alex eat for lunch at school on August 8?

5. On what day does Alex's life change forever?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Father Mulrooney tells Alex he can't have lunch because he hasn't done his work, why does Alex just leave?

2. Where is Uncle Jimmy and his family going and why?

3. Why is it thought that there will be more tsunamis?

4. Why is it so important for Alex and Julie to get to Morse before eight?

5. At the end of August, what happened to Julie's garden?

6. Why does Greg Dunlap give Alex the keys to his apartment and to his neighbors' apartment?

7. What does Alex learn about conditions in Puerto Rico in Chapter 4?

8. Why does Chris give Alex his father's business card?

9. What does Alex learn about the situation in New York from the television news stations?

10. Why does Father Franco tell his parishioners to boil their drinking water and wear insect repellent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 11, Alex decides to throw Julie a birthday party. Discuss Julie's birthday party and what it meant to everyone to be able to have a birthday party.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 7, Alex begins to realize that rules are sometimes meant to be broken. The objective of this lesson is to discuss how and why Alex begins to realize that sometimes rules are meant to be broken.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 7, Alex and Julie go to their first food distribution. Discuss the food distribution and whether it solves or creates problems.

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