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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 what room did the rocker in Peter's room used to be?

2. In Chapter 9, how often would Peter see his grandparents when he was little?

3. In Chapter 2, where did Jennifer say that Peter's room would be after his grandpa moved in?

4. In Chapter 12, how old was BIlly when his dad put a chinning bar in the doorway of his room?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Peter decide he will make his kid do when he is grown up and has children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, what were Peter's thoughts when he went to bed on the first night his grandfather was at his house?

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

4. In Chapter 9, why did Peter say that his grandparents moved to Florida?

5. In Chapter 9, how does Peter describe how his grandfather looked when he came to live with the family?

6. In Chapter 11, how does Peter say that his grandpa spent the first couple of weeks at the house?

7. In Chapter 14, what was Peter's father's office like when he sneaked down to type a note?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter has a little sister named Jenny. How would you describe the relationship between Peter and Jenny? What type of big brother is Peter? How does their relationship affect the storyline?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the novel, Peter has thoughts about friends and their influence on behavior. What does Peter decide about doing things because friends tell you to do them? What does he realize that every individual has to decide for himself? What has he learned about peer pressure, and how does it affect his behavior going forward?

Essay Topic 3

Peter tells the story from his own point of view. How are what readers know about events and characters determined by the point of view? How does the first person point of view affect the plot?

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