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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 did Chauncey have on the first day of school?

2. In Chapter 10, what is the name of the substitute teacher for SCS-8?

3. When Elaine head-butted a kids down the sairs, how many people did she wipe out?

4. What does Grams warm up for Parker to eat in Chapter 3?

5. What time does Parker's grandmother get up in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of teacher is Mr. Kermit now?

2. What happens when Parker gets to his classroom in Chapter 3?

3. How does Parker's grandmother often make him late for school?

4. Why does Kiana think that Mr. Kermit cares for the students?

5. How far has Jake Terranova come since seventh grade?

6. What does Mateo do when he is bored, and how does he classify his family?

7. What bad news does Kiana get from her mother?

8. How is Barnstorm allowed to participate in the first school pep ralley with the football team?

9. What type of car does Mr. Kermit drive, and who helps him get it started?

10. What happens when Kiana's stepmother drives her to school on the first day of school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are pep rallies and Spirit Week designed to boost school spirt at Greenwich Middle School? Do these activities create a sense of unity and camaraderie among the students?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Epithets are a literary device that describes a person, place, or thing by replacing the name of the person, place, or thing with a descriptive word or phrase. What are some examples of epithets in the book? Are the epithets in the book derogatory, a form of flattery, or a combination of the two?

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