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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 10, what was Excel reading when Joker and Maxima were fighting the day he died?

2. How much were Excel and Sab to pay for the bus Lucia rented them to live in?

3. What type of artist was Red in Chapter 11?

4. What did Excel get paid for helping Red in Chapter 11?

5. How old were Maxima and Queenie when their parents died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Sab and Excel go in Chapter 3 and why?

2. What problems does Henry have when he talks to Maxima?

3. What job does Excel have to do in Chapter 15, and how does it go?

4. How did Sab feel about her job in Chapter 13?

5. How does Excel get his job back at The Pie in Chapter 5?

6. Have there been any changes in Excel's room while he has been gone, and what does he think when he sees the room?

7. What expenses does Maxima have in Chapter 4, and how does she get by?

8. What happens when Gunter gets ready to hit Excel in Chapter 6?

9. What is The Pie Who Loved Me?

10. When and how did Excel meet Sab in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Excel grows up living in Joker’s apartment. What type of interactions do Excel and Joker have as he grows up? What was Joker’s dying wish for Excel? How would you describe the relationship between Excel and Joker?

Essay Topic 2

Maxima and Excel discuss sins when they are at a restaurant with Roxy. Why does Maxima say that the time Excel threw a spelling bee was a sin? What does Excel say are really sins? Why does the conversation become so heated? What does it reveal about things that are wrong?

Essay Topic 3

Maxima works odd jobs and talks to men to get money. Excel works at a pizza parlor. How would you describe Maxima and Excel’s socioeconomic status? What does the author convey about poverty through their lives?

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