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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. What animal do Vega and Lolly find under a box?

2. Who is Lolly mad at for acting weird in Chapter 29?

3. Who starts working in the storage room with Lolly?

4. Why do Lolly and Vega refuse to give information to the police in Chapter 26?

5. Who jumped Vega in the street?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of house do Lolly and Rose come across in the Meatpacking District?

2. What real life building does Rose try to replicate with Legos?

3. Where does Mr. Ali move Harmonee before Lolly and Rose have to take it down?

4. Who robs Vega?

5. Who is Dr. Betty Green?

6. How many followers does Lolly have on his social media page dedicated to his art?

7. What is Blaze Tower?

8. What game did Lolly used to play with his mom?

9. What does Lolly make to go along with his buildings?

10. What do Lolly and Rose want to do for a living?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is written in first-person narration, with Lolly acting as the book's narrator. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story this way. How does this structure affect the plot and our understanding of each of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Lolly's vision for his life. What kind of life does Lolly think he will have at the beginning of the novel? Do his expectations change by the end of the novel? If so, why? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the after-school program that Lolly attends. Why does Lolly attend this program, and how does it affect him? Does it have an overall positive or negative impact on Lolly? Use examples from the text as support.

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