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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. At what time did Red show his work at the opening in Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 24, how many people did Excel think clapped when Rosie announced that border patrol would do a sweep?

3. How much money does Jerry send to supposedly fix the leaks in the communal kitchen and bathroom that Maxima and Excel share with other tenants?

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

5. In Chapter 19, what meat was served during a New Year's party at Hello City?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 19, how did Excel learn to drive?

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

3. How was Excel born?

4. What finally came for Sab in Chapter 24, and what did it look like?

5. In Chapter 28, how long is Sab staying in Colma?

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

7. Why does Gunter yell at Z in Chapter 25?

8. In Chapter 25, why does Excel feel like two separate people living in two different times and places?

9. Why does Gunter refuse to pay Excel in Chapter 17, and how does Excel protest?

10. Where did Sab go and why when she was gone overnight in Chapter 24?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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