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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 much has Excel earned since he came back in Chapter 25?

2. In Chapter 16, when did Excel remember trick-or-treating once?

3. In Chapter 29, how tall does Excel believe that Jerry is?

4. What is Jerry Borger's job?

5. In Chapter 28, where does Excel talk to Sab?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Excel send Z back to Serbia?

2. What story does Maxima make up for Jerry Borger?

3. How was Excel born?

4. In Chapter 27, why does Jerry send money?

5. What kind of hours was Sab working in Chapter 19?

6. In Chapter 17, what does Excel do when he gets home?

7. Why did Excel have to leave Hello City in Chapter 26?

8. Why did Excel deliberately not win a spelling contest when he was in the sixth grade?

9. In Chapter 18 what does Excel send Sab?

10. In Chapter 26, how does Sab react when Excel tells her he is an illegal immigrant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Excel’s family comes from the Philippines. What is Excel’s heritage? How does Excel feel about his heritage?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of The Son of Good Fortune, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections? Explain.

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