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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 the Epilogue, how much did Wes make a day for working as a carpenter or making license plates?

2. In Chapter 5, where did Wes hide his gun?

3. How many times did Wes run away from military school in four days?

4. In Chapter 5, where did the directions that Sergeant Austin gave Wes lead?

5. How many children did Moore have in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Woody graduated from high school in 1994, what did he remember about his classmates who did not graduate?

2. What happened to the wedding party in Chapter 8 when they stopped at a 7-Eleven?

3. In Chapter 8, where had Wes traveled abroad, and where did he go for a semester of college?

4. How many children did Moore have in Chapter 7, how old were they, and who were their mothers?

5. When and where did Wes serve in the military?

6. What happened during the robbery of J. Browns Jewlers?

7. What did Wes's mother tell him when he called her in Chapter 5?

8. How did Wes's mother get the money for his first year at the military academy?

9. Who was Colonel Battaglioli?

10. In Chapter 6, what breaks did Moore get for the incident in which he shot at Ray?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 5, Wes and Moore found themselves in new worlds. What were the new worlds the boys had to adapt to? How did being lost in those worlds affect the boys?

Essay Topic 2

The author and Travis Smiley present a Call to Action at the end of the book. What call to action do they present? Why do they believe that call to action is so important?

Essay Topic 3

Wes and Moore had siblings. Were the relationships that Wes and Moore had with their siblings positive or negative?

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