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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. On the first January back at school, how many questions are on the test for "Macbeth"?

2. Why do Holling's parents not come to see him perform in the Shakespeare performance?

3. In September, what does Mrs. Baker say when Holling gives her a note from the principal?

4. In January, who does Holling push out of the way of a school bus skidding on ice and snow?

5. What does Mrs. Bigio bake for the Wives of Vietnam Soldier's gathering in October?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the first batch of cream puffs that Holling brings to class in November?

2. What does Holling see when he goes to school early to practice his curses in November?

3. What do Holling and Mrs Baker start doing on Wednesday at the end of October, and how does Holling feel about the activity?

4. How does everyone at school see the picture of Holling playing Ariel from the town newspaper?

5. What does Holling do in January when he sees his sister walking across Lee Avenue in front of a skidding bus?

6. What happens the last hour of the day in every class except Mrs. Baker's after a day of taking the Standardized Achievement Tests?

7. Who does Mrs. Baker announce will be at Baker Sport Emporium?

8. Why does Holling's sister think that military school is a stupid idea?

9. Who from Holling's class attends his Shakespeare performance, and how do they react to his performance?

10. What does Mrs. Bigio bring to Holling's class at lunch time, and why does Mrs. Baker give her share to Mai Thi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Holling is rather self-centered at the beginning of the novel. How does Holling grow and mature through the course of the novel? What events and circumstances help him come of age?

Essay Topic 2

Holling talks about the death of love in June. How does Holling compare the way that love can die in Shakespeare and the way that he has seen it die in real life? How has Holling seen love die, and how does that affect him?

Essay Topic 3

The novel takes place in the late 1960s during the Vietnam war. How does the setting of the novel affect characters and the decisions they make?

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