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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. How many days after Danny's bar mitzvah does Lieutenant Baker come home?

2. At the beginning of February, what Shakespearean play does Mrs. Baker assign Holling?

3. In April what does Mr. Kowalski say that Martin Luther King Jr. asked to be played just before he died?

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

5. What types of trees do Holling and his classmates see when the maples thin out?

Short Essay Questions

1. In May, how are the eighth graders on the cross-country team treating Holling?

2. What announcement does President Lyndon B. Johnson make in April?

3. What is the camping spot like where Mrs. Baker takes her class?

4. How did Lieutenant Baker survive when his helicopter was shot down?

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

6. What does Holling's father's concept of the new junior high look like?

7. What does Holling learn when he calls his father's office to see why is father is late to take him to the Yankees' opening game?

8. At the beginning of March, what is happening at the Marine base at Khesanh base in Vietnam?

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

10. What does Holling do with Meryl Lee for Valentine's Day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Holling talks about gods dying in the month of December. Who are the gods that Holling refers to? What causes them to die and how do their deaths affect various characters, including Holling?

Essay Topic 2

Holling is mistreated by the eighth graders on his cross-country team. How is he mistreated, and what is revealed about teamwork and bullying through the actions of his teammates?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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