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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 is the prize for the Long Island Junior High School Cross-Country Meet?

2. When Mrs. Baker shows Holling the first Long Island jail in May, what does she say was the crime of the first man to be jailed there?

3. When Lieutenant Baker was hiding in the jungle near Khesanh, what did he eat?

4. How much money does Holling have to take Meryl Lee somewhere for Valentine's Day?

5. After Coach Quatrini's tryouts for the cross country team, how many miles does Holling run on the weekend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Meryl Lee and Holling fight after Valentine's Day?

2. How does Holling's family dress for the presentation of the Businessman of 1967 Award?

3. Why does Holling think that Mrs. Baker takes his class camping in June even though she does not like camping?

4. How does Mrs. Sidman react when the rats fall into her lap when she and other board members are visiting Mrs. Baker's classroom?

5. In April what does Mrs. Baker learn when she receives a phone call from the United States Army?

6. What does Holling do with his sister when Bobby Kennedy is shot?

7. How does Holling describe Lieutenant Baker's homecoming?

8. What is Danny doing for Valentine's Day?

9. What does Mrs. Baker do when an atomic bomb drill comes during a Wednesday afternoon when all the other children are gone except Holling?

10. During the spring break in April, who is Holling's sister's friend and what do they do together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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 members of the Hoodhood family are not close to one another. What type of relationships does Holling have with his parents and his sister? How do any of those relationships change from September to June?

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