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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 11, what is Aldo eating for lunch?

2. How far out of town does Mr. Kermit take his car so he does not have to take it to Jake's to be fixed?

3. Where does Jake take Mr. Kermit after leaving Kingston Motors in Chapter 20?

4. In Chapter 23, who is attacked by football players and gets wet in the boys' room?

5. How many vuvuzelas are in each carton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What announcement comes over the PA while Mr. Kermit is wondering why all of his students are missing in Chapter 13?

2. What happens to Elaine during the field trip to Terranova Motors?

3. How does Kiana understand Archimdedes' first law of bouyancy?

4. How does Parker kick off Spirit Week?

5. Why does Kiana think that her half-brother Chauncey and Vladimir the gecko are alike?

6. What does Jake talk about to the students when he comes to the middle school?

7. Why does Jake Terranova come to Mr. Kermit's classroom in Chapter 16?

8. What happens when Mr. Kermit confronts his students about the missing vuvuzelas?

9. What punishment do the students from SCS-8 get for the vuvuzela incident, and why does Mateo say it a worse punishment than it sounds?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 19, how does Grams tell Parker that she won his grandfather when another girl wanted him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Mr. Kermit does not like Jake Terranova. Why does Mr. Kermit not like Jake? What efforts does Jake make to restore the relationship? How does the relationship change?

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