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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. Who walks by Lolly and Vega with a chicken on a leash?

2. What book does Lolly find himself reading sometimes?

3. How does Lolly feel about making art?

4. How many boroughs are in Harmonee?

5. Who changes dramatically after getting jumped outside a bodega?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lolly propose he and Rose compete in Lego building?

2. Where does Yvonne work?

3. How did Rose's mother die?

4. Why does Lolly have to take down his Lego city in the storage room?

5. Who does Rose call ugly?

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

7. What job offer do Lolly and Rose receive from Mr. Tuttle?

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

9. Where do Lolly and Rose go on their first outing together?

10. Who does Lolly give away the Legos from Harmonee to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring significance of the storage room. What is the storage room, and why is it so important to Lolly and Rose? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the role of grief in the novel. Who in the book experiences grief, and why? What events trigger their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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