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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. In May, when does Danny say that two of his great aunts immigrated from Poland?

2. What color poncho does Mrs. Sidman have on the camping trip?

3. Where does Danny want to run rather than go through his bar mitzvah?

4. After Holling's sister leaves, what vegetables are no longer served at his house?

5. How many fingers does Mrs. Sidman cut trying to get chili out of the cans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Mrs. Baker teach Holling to run?

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

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

6. How does Holling help his sister get back home?

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

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

9. Why does Holling find it frightening when Mrs. Sidman announces that Holling is on the varsity cross-country team?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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