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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. How old was Excel when his mother made him slash someone's tires?

2. Who took in Maxima and her sister Queenie when their parents died?

3. What show is on the television when Excel gets up in Chapter 4?

4. What type of shoes did Excel wear nine months ago in Chapter 3?

5. What color was the carpet in the apartment 9 months ago in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Chapter 9 when Excel goes to Target?

2. In Chapter 7, how does Excel spend his first day back at work?

3. What was the Square in Hello City?

4. How does Maxima get money from Henry?

5. What is on the roof of La Villa Aurelia Apartments and why has Excel liked going there?

6. In Chapter 11, what work did Excel do in Hello City, and what did he earn?

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

8. In Chapter 12, what does Excel have to look for, and how successful is he?

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

10. What does Z tell Excel about his family in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Excel works for a difficult man at a pizza parlor. How did Excel leave his job when he left for Hello City? How does Gunter feel when Excel asks for his job back? How does Gunter treat Excel? Is Gunter trying to get revenge?

Essay Topic 2

Excel and Sab meet at Joker’s grave. How do Excel and Sab meet? What do they have in common? Why do they decide to go away together? What things stress their relationship? Why does their relationship end?

Essay Topic 3

Hello City keeps a captive owl. In what ways are Excel and the Oracle both captives? How are they both in cages? Do they ever achieve freedom?

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