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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 tattoo does Christina have on her ankle?

2. What was Christina's response to Boaz's announcement that he had joined the military?

3. What bothers Levi about Boaz?

4. Why is Levi getting invited to a lot of end-of-the-year parties?

5. What does Levi do now when he wakes and hears sounds from Boaz's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Amanda spots the sign honoring Boaz?

2. What is Boaz's response to Dov wanting to take the boys out to eat?

3. What did Levi do as a child when he'd wake in the middle of the night and what does he do now since Boaz is back home?

4. What sort of noises does Levi hear coming from Boaz's room?

5. What does Levi say about Boaz as a brother?

6. Who is Christine and what does Levi think when he sees her?

7. What does Levi tell Zim and Pearl about Boaz while they are at the yogurt shop?

8. Why does Levi feel like a sneak and thief?

9. What is Levi hoping for concerning the sign in front of his school?

10. What does Levi say Boaz does on the computer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in The Things a Brother Knows? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Things a Brother Knows including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Things a Brother Knows and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven or vise versa. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not?

5. What type of plot do you think The Things a Brother Knows is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Things a Brother Knows.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of The Things a Brother Knows. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of The Things a Brother Knows. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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