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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. At the end of Chapter 15, who comes to Mr. Kermit's classroom?

2. How many of the vuvuzelas were recovered from the river?

3. What paper of Kiana's does Chauncey shred in Chapter 23?

4. In Chapter 17, when does Mr. Kermit do his crossword puzzle?

5. What marathon does Mateo think he can watch while he is suspended?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Christina Varga tells Dr. Thaddeus about the cheating incident when it is mentioned in a newspaper article in Chapter 14?

4. What do Parker and the other kids from SCS-8 decide to do when the vuvuzelas are delivered to the school?

5. 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?

6. Why does Parker think he needs to take his grandmother to the emergency room in Chapter 24, and how does Barnstorm help him not have to take her there?

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

8. How does Dr. Thaddeus hope to get rid of Mr. Kermit in Chapter 22?

9. Why is it Barnstorm's teachers' fault that he is in SCS-8?

10. What does Mrs. Vargas say about Mr. Kermit when he was younger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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