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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 do Holling and his father do the second Saturday in November?

2. What does Mrs. Baker assign Holling to read for the first Wednesday of January?

3. In September when does Holling say that Mai Thi came from Vietnam?

4. In January, what does Doug Swieteck have when he returns to school after the holidays?

5. What year is it in the first chapter of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. In September, what does Holling say about a list that Doug Swieteck made up?

2. Why does Mr. Hoodhood tell his daughter to wash her face?

3. In September, why does Holling say that is is difficult living where he does?

4. In October, why does Holling not complain about all the chores that Mrs. Baker has him do on Wednesdays?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Holling get cream puffs for a discount?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Both Holling and Mai Thi experience discrimination in the novel. In what ways do Holling and Mai Thi experience discrimination? What does Holling learn through the discrimination he observes Mai Thi experience and the discrimination that he experiences? What do the experiences help him to understand about the world?

Essay Topic 3

In September, Holling is sure that Mrs. Baker hates him. How would you describe the relationship between Holling and Mrs. Baker and the way that it changes from September to June?

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