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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. In Chapter 3, how long has Grams been knitting a sweater?

2. What is the approximate temperature in Chapter 3 when Parker picks up his grandmother?

3. How old is Mr. Kermit's grandfather?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Jake Terranova do for a living?

5. How often does Mateo say that Earth's magnetic poles reverse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Kermit's class joins Miss Fountain's circle time?

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

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

4. How did Jake Terranova derail Mr. Kermit's life and teaching job?

5. How does Kiana nearly get run down by a pickup?

6. Why does Mr. Kermit think he needs to get groceries in Chapter 8?

7. How did Mr. Kermit feel about teaching 30 years ago?

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

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

10. What happens when SCS-8 has a substitute teacher in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The students in SCS-8 are called Unteachable. Why are these students called Unteachables? Why are they stigmatized with that epithet?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Kermit hands out worksheets in SCS-8. How has Mr. Kermit’s teaching style changed over the years and why?

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