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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. Who does Mr. Kermit think is a "little less out to lunch" than his other students in Chapter 17?

2. What type of vehicle does Parker help fit a new hose into the radiator?

3. In Chapter 15, how long is the entire class of SCS-8 suspended?

4. What time does Jake see Mr. Kermit outside the school waiting in Chapter 20?

5. When the students come to class in Chapter 15, what is on the back wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Barnstorm channeling his competitive energy now that he cannot play sports?

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

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

4. Why is Dr. Thaddeus worried about Mr. Kermit taking early retirement, and what does he intend to do about it?

5. How does Jake remember that he survived the cheating scandal?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Kermit holds a grudge against Jake Terranova. Why does Mr. Kermit hold a grudge against Jake? Is Mr. Kermit justified in his grudge? How does he overcome it?

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

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?

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