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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 could Peter see when he turned out his light in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 9, when does Peter say that his grandparents moved to Florida?

3. In Chapter 14 when Peter wrote a note, how long did he give his grandfather to give him his room back?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Peter say that his sister does a lot?

5. In Chapter 8, what time did Peter go to bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Peter say about the paper story he is writing?

2. Why did Peter get angry in Chapter 8, and what did he decide to do?

3. In Chapter 9, what did Peter overhear when he was about to go to bed?

4. How did Peter declare war on his grandfather in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Peter say that Billy is good at doing and why?

6. In Chapter 9, where does Peter say that his grandpa used to work, and how was he injured?

7. In Chapter 3, how did Peter describe his room?

8. In Chapter 6, what does Peter swear that he will do when he grows up?

9. In Chapter 2, what news did Peter remember Jennifer giving him?

10. In Chapter 12, how does Peter describe his friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter declares war against his grandfather. How does Peter declare war? What does that declaration represent? What is Grandpa's response to Peter's war declaration?

Essay Topic 2

Peter learns about the nature of war and peace through the conflict with his grandfather. What does Peter learn about war? How does what he learns about war affect his desire to make peace with his grandfather? What does he learn about the nature of peace?

Essay Topic 3

Peter’s friends persuade him to take action against his grandfather. How is Peter responding to peer pressure when he decides to do what his friends suggest? What is the author's message about peer pressure in this novel?

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