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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 color hair dye does Mrs. Sidman use?

2. When Doug Swieteck's brother throws up on Mrs. Sidman, what has he had for lunch?

3. What item of clothing does Holling's sister say that they cannot wear at the high school?

4. What baseball player will be signing baseball bats and baseballs at the Baker Sporting Emporium in December?

5. How does Holling get to the Baker Sporting Emporium after his Shakespearean performance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the first things that Mrs. Baker has Holling do on Wednesdays when they are alone together?

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

3. How does Holling describe what his home and town look like in November?

4. In October what happens to the cream puffs that Mrs. Baker has in her room?

5. What does Meryl Lee do in music class in November?

6. What is the living room like in Holling's house?

7. Why does Danny Hupfer give his baseball to Mickey Mantle?

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

9. What does Doug Swieteck's brother do the evening before he is to return to school?

10. What does Mrs. Baker do for the holidays in her classroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Vietnam war is a major story every evening on the news. What are the effects of the war on the adults and on the children?

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 February, Holling compares his father to Shylock. Why does Holling compare his father to Shylock? In what ways is Holling’s father like Shylock?

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