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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 grade was Tracy in when her father was arrested?

2. What instrument does Monica like to play?

3. How many times does Mrs. Ridge's tell Tracy that the police have been to her house in the "Past is Always Present"?

4. In "Family Matters," who does Tasha tell Tracy has not been in school?

5. Where does Jamal work in "Ready. Set. Go"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Tracy and her family live, and what is it like?

2. Why do Tracy and her family have to wait to see James in "Like Father, Like Son"?

3. What evidence does the sheriff have that seems to indicate that Jamal killed Angela?

4. Who is Beverly Ridges?

5. In "The Fast and the Furious," why do the police come to the Beaumont's house?

6. In "Like Father, Like Son," what does Tracy's father say when she tells him what she wants to for a career?

7. What is the only thing that Tracy can do in "The Apple of Our Eye" for her dad?

8. In "The Odd Couple," what does Angela tell Tracy about Tracy's desire to be editor of the school newspaper?

9. What does Corinne tell Susan Touric about her brother during the interview?

10. How did James, Jackson Rdges, and Mark Davidson do business together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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