View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men explain the problem with the diamond heist?

2. How does Mike describe his talents?

3. What do football players want to use Mike's skills for on the last day of school?

4. What does Bigmouth want Mike to help him steal?

5. What is the name of Amelia's boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ruins the first friendship Mike ever had?

2. What does Lucy say when she sees Mike doing what Gunnary demanded?

3. Why does Mike choose to move to California?

4. Why does Mike refuse to reveal his accomplices the first time he is arrested?

5. What punishment is Mike given the first time he is arrested?

6. What favor does Mike do for Brian Hauser?

7. How does Mike prepare to move to California?

8. Why doesn't Mike start with the beginning of his story?

9. What does Mike do the night after his job with Bigmouth?

10. What does Mike call the only decent chapter of his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Mike say he was a slave, and what led to this enslavement?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 658 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample